I think one of the most original and exciting films to deal with time
and narrative in a utterly fascinating way would be the 1962 French
film, "La Rivière du Hibou", released in America as "An Occurrence at
Owl Creek Bridge", directed by Robert Enrico from a story by Ambrose
Bierce.
You can usually find it at a non-blockbuster type video store, something
like a Tower Records, or you can rent it through the mail from the one
of the best video stores in the U.S., Facets Multimedia
(www.facets.org).
Hope that helps!
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From: luke sheridan rains [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 7:45 AM
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Subject: phenomenology and film
I know this is completely disconnected from other threads, but i'm a
philosophy undergranduate about to write a disseration on film, i'm
looking
for films that i could use to exemplify/epitomise certain aspects of the
phenomenology of film, this includes temporality (something like usual
suspects because of kevin spacey talking in the present about past
events,
but making these past events present, reverse chronological order, nick
of
time maybe for being real time, serials like friends etc.), the way we
perceive depth (i shall be concentrating on merleau-ponty's work, so
barton
fink when the postcard becomes reality etc.), perhaps videodrome
(slightly
pap i know, but carnality is hard to find), also inner worldliness
(dasein), the way the film is given to us, and the way we understand it
etc. . perhaps being john malkovich for the voyeuristic element to film,
blade runner and angel heart used to describe the change from the
novels,
where all story unravels from the subjective (from being the detective
in
each) and how this is translated onto film, identification through
face-off
any help will be appreciated.
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