Nostalgia for the Light: A ‘Documemory’ and The Conflict between History and Memory

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  • Didem Durak Kadir Has University

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https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2013.71

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the diverse abstract and cinematic approaches that Guzmán uses to build an image of the issues in contemporary Chile. I argue that Guzmán’s documentary investigates the consequences of the dictatorship and the obscurity of constructing a collective memory of the events that happened during and after the coup. In this study, I elaborate on the elements of the film such as sound, evidence, narration, etc. I explore the form and the style as well as the text and the content related choices of filmmaker. Whenever possible the analysis here is supported by a shot by shot or sequential analysis.

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Published

2013-06-04

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Durak, D. (2013). Nostalgia for the Light: A ‘Documemory’ and The Conflict between History and Memory. CINEJ Cinema Journal, 2(2), 126–139. https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2013.71

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