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This book presents a dozen academic essays that study a variety of hitherto unknown features of Ingmar Bergman’s works: each essay discusses a film that has not yet been widely discussed in the Bergman reception, or highlights an as of yet undisclosed characteristic of Bergman’s work. This volume uncovers hidden moments of Ingmar Bergman’s extensive and profound filmography, emphasising his lesser-known works and underexposed characteristic of his artistic production in order to enable readers to deepen their understanding of this singular cinematic virtuoso. Centrally featured in this collection are chapters that shed light on hidden works that have often been overshadowed by the more celebrated masterpieces in his plentiful filmography. Other contributions highlight characteristics of his artistic production that have not yet received sufficient critical attention. The authors explore the nuances of Bergman’s troubled mindset and the socio-political context that shaped his artistic vision, combining to create a novel perspective on the filmmakers oevre. Through rigorous analysis and critical examination, this collection aims to illuminate the profound impact and lasting significance of these films, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable contributions of one of cinema’s most revered auteurs. Unravelling the hidden depths of Bergman’s artistry and examining the socio-political and existential significance of his work this collection makes a substantial contribution to a new, emerging perspective on the work of the canonical filmmaker.
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About the Author “It is possible to get upset by the world at times. Yet overall it is best to try to understand and place matters in some form of historical context. I suggest those whose concerns are, in their minds, something like mine, to put them down. The expression can only help. But let it not be raging and angry at everything. That can only be destructive. So do as I do: Keep trying” Ross Middleton, Barney’s to Blame (Inspiring Publishers, Calwell, ACT, Australia), 2023.
The representation of the Spanish metropolis in the cinema of Pedro Almodóvar and Ventura Pons: Urban change and global habitat
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How does the gradual transformation of the Spanish metropolis from 1980 to 2013 reflect not only concurrent socio-political changes in contemporary Spain, but also the increasingly fluid space that is the global urban habitat of today? And how can unfixed gender identities and an altered human anatomy in the cinema of Pedro Almodóvar and, to some extent, Ventura Pons be viewed as metaphors for the changing city in which this transformed individual lives? The fluid body and identity of the on-screen transvestite and transsexual occupies a third space located somewhere between the traditionally male and female. The body becomes a construct that mirrors the increasingly artificial and dual cinematic city where the scale replica often replaces the real urban space. This thesis thus analyses the cities of Madrid and Barcelona in films by both filmmakers as spaces that are becoming ever more abstract, fluid, complex and artificial as globalization takes a hold of our postmodern era. The films explored are considered important visual documents that reflect not only Spain’s move from dictatorship to democracy, but also the transformation of the Spanish and Catalan capitals and the move from concrete urban habitat to a more abstract global space – which is not always entirely Hispanic in feel. It is therefore to be concluded that Spain both on- and off screen, is becoming ever more outward-looking in perspective. In the analysis of films spanning from the 1980s to date, the thesis argument revolves primarily around Zygmunt Bauman’s theories on postmodern liquid societies and related theories applicable to postmodernity and the urban environment by cultural geography scholar David Harvey. With regard to fluid gender representations in the cinema analyzed, Judith Butler’s views on gender performativity will be linked to the Develuzian concept of becoming, which again relates to Bauman’s more all-encompassing idea of a liquid global society defined by its overall lack of stability and constant motion This is Jytte Homqvists thesis that was submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in February 2015 at The University of Melbourne.