"The End" and the happy end project. About the function of the song in "The Time of Apocalypse" by F. Coppola Cover Image

„The End" i projekt happy endu. O funkcji piosenki w "Czasie Apokalipsy" F.F. Coppoli
"The End" and the happy end project. About the function of the song in "The Time of Apocalypse" by F. Coppola

Author(s): Anna Igielska
Subject(s): Music, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: The Doors; The End; Francis Ford Coppola; Apocalypse Now (1979); song analysis;

Summary/Abstract: In his brilliant analysis and interpretation of the famous song The End of The Doors Werner Faulstich showed that this piece is built on the formal structure of Greek tragedy. This article is an attempt at developing his idea by putting it in context of Francis Ford Coppola’s film, Apocalypse Now: beginning with the description of the structure and dramaturgy of film exposition, then showing the place of the song in the film narration and composition, at last stressing its connection with the plot – not only with the prologue and the end of Coppola’s work, but also with mythological subject and message of his film

  • Issue Year: 10/2012
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 33-42
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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