Periphery of ideology — “looking avry” at “The Hourglass Sanatorium” by Wojciech J. Has and “The Monument” by Jagoda Szelc Cover Image

Peryferie ideologii — „patrząc z ukosa” na „Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą” Wojciecha J. Hasa i „Monument” Jagody Szelc
Periphery of ideology — “looking avry” at “The Hourglass Sanatorium” by Wojciech J. Has and “The Monument” by Jagoda Szelc

Author(s): Małgorzata Jakubowska
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: ideological criticism; film analysis; Slavoj Žižek; The Hourglass Sanatorium; The Monument

Summary/Abstract: The main topic of the article is the use of ideological criticism (as presented by Slavoj Žižek) as a method in comparative analysis of The Hourglass Sanatorium by W.J. Has and The Monument by J. Szelc. The author not only looks for objective determinations of social reality, but also for its hidden forms. The conclusions allow us to see the dynamics of changes in the symbolic orders that implicitly organize the narrative structures of both films. Furthermore, in this perspective they become a diagnosis of the present in the face of Polish “year of dangerous dreams”.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 107-130
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish
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