I don't know if it completely fits your constraints but the marration technique
in "Things To Do in Denver When Your Dead" is particularly interesting.
It subverts the temproal narrative and although Jack Warden's(?) character
is diegetic, he is not part of the core character group. His p.o.v. varies
from 1st person to 3rd omnicient along with Andy Garcia's character. Worth
a look to see at any rate.
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>-- Original Message --
>Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 20:55:49 +0000
>Reply-To: Film-Philosophy Salon <[log in to unmask]>
>From: David Beveridge <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: oddball narrators!
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>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
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