on 11/25/02 8:55 PM, David Beveridge at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a query that I hope one of the great minds that
> contributes to this salon may be able to answer. Can
> anybody give me an example of a film where an entirely
> non-diegetic narrator performs their narration in the
> present tense of the diegetic world of the plot
> unfolding before us? I'm thinking that the closing
> moments of Amelie may be one such example, but don't
> have the film to hand to check this out once and for
> all. I am aware that this may sound trivial, but it
> would be an invaluable starting point in a wider study
> of narrative that i am about to embark on with my AS
> Level class, and, if nothing else, will serve to ease
> my aching brain! The answer may be more obvious than I
> ever imagined but at present it alludes me! But
> perhaps it will prove more difficult and may
> actually open up possibilities for further discussion
> - which would be nice.
>
> Please help!
>
> Yours hoping,
>
> Dave
Does the Rocky Horror Picture Show count?
Damian
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