Multisensual Representations of Isolation versus Intimacy Crisis in Polish Films about Youth: Love Tasting, All These Sleepless Nights and Sweat
Multisensual Representations of Isolation versus Intimacy Crisis in Polish Films about Youth: Love Tasting, All These Sleepless Nights and Sweat
Author(s): Iga Pękala, Magdalena WitkowiczSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: sensuous theory; haptic visuality; senses; isolation; intimacy; crisis
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to analyse three Polish films in terms of sensuous theory and the theory of affects. We focused particularly on fragments of works portraying characters’ intense emotional states. We were curious how the emotions and affects are presented in the plot and form—and how the viewers can feel them. We have chosen three films by young Polish directors about young people: Love Tasting (2020), All These Sleepless Nights (2016) and Sweat (2020). All three works tell stories of failed relationships and rejection, but also portray young people’s identity building. The films show their characters in vulnerable positions, when they are prone to crisis. We wondered how the sensuous theory can combine the analysed categories.
Journal: Roczniki Kulturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 15/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 51-69
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English