“The Hour of the Pig” is a 1993 British/French film by writer/director Leslie Megahey, produced by the BBC. In … More
Category: Film Studies
The Movie “Brother Sun Sister Moon”: Christian Mysticism, Poverty and the Franciscan Order
The movie “Brother Sun Sister Moon” clearly depicts the emergence of Fransiscan movement in 13th century Italy. Briefly, mysticism emerged as … More
The Movie "Destiny", Ibn Rushd, Averroism
The film ”Destiny” presents a depiction of Ibn Rushd’s life, which is exactly 12th century in Andalusia where Aristotelianism in … More
Notes on Marco Polo’s Travel Accounts (2): Seeing Ridley Scott’s "Kingdom of Heaven"
After seeing Ridley Scott’s movie, “Kingdom of Heaven”, together with reading Marco Polo travels, what I was interested in was … More
Approaching Woody Allen’s "Zelig" through the Lens of Cultural Theory
“He was the phenomenon of twenties. When you think that, he was as well-known as Lindbergh. It’s really quite astonishing.” … More
Goodbye Lenin! Sinemada Hipergerçeklik ve Sosyalist Düşlem
2003 senesinde vizyona giren, Wolfgang Becker’in yönetmenliğini yaptığı film “Goodbye Lenin!”, Almanya’da 90’lı yıllardan itibaren yaygınlaşan ostaljik sinema hareketinin yapıtlarından … More
Radyo Günlerinde Çocuk: Diriliş ve Direniş
Çocukluk ve çocuklar üzerine yapılan tarihsel araştırmaların yirmici yüzyılın ikinci yarısından itibaren hız kazandığını söylemek pek de yanlış olmaz. Bu … More
1961 Paris Katliamı ve Saklı Anılar
_ Fransa ve Cezayir ilişkileri, geçmişte ve bugün sosyal bilimcilerin ele aldığı önemli konu başlıklarından biri olmuştur. İki ülke arasında … More
Notes on the "Impossibilities" in Shoah
_ While discussing the relation between post war situation in Europe and the “new” cinema, Deleuze writes, “In Europe, post-war … More
Zelig! Foucault? A Review
Chameleon cured by woman doctor! wrote the papers right before Zelig was gifted with the symbolic keys of New York … More
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