Bir Flaneuse Yolculuğu Olarak ‘İşe Yarar Bir Şey
‘Something Useful’ as a Flaneuse Journey

Summary/Abstract: This work has been prepared in flaneus to represent the feminine gaze of the protagonist Leyla in the movie Something Useful (Pelin Esmer, 2017). The concept of Flaneur has a masculine identity and was theorized by the German literary critic Walter Benjamin, inspired by the poems of the French poet, Charles Baudelaire. The concept refers to the urban, intellectual, observant individual of the modernization of 19th century Europe and the mass culture brought with it. Although the masculine figure, as an individual who can make critical reading of the period through the streets, has this privilege for a long time, the cultural and economic transformations of the 20th century have purified the privilege of the city traveler from a single gender. The concept of Flaneus represents the power of language that stretches patriarchal patterns. In many areas of art, flaneus interpretations have increased this view by exceeding the urban and critical-minded masculine figure theorized by Benjamin. The art of cinema is also suitable for versatile reading, and in this respect, it has a dynamic that reproduces and renews itself in every viewing. With this perspective, in the analysis of the movie Something Useful, the journey and observations of the protagonist Leyla will be evaluated as a modern flaneuse reading, and it will be tried to capture how the train journey reflects the spirit of the age from the eyes of a woman, observing the crowds and watching people in cities and metropolis.

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