METROPOLIS? NE BI, HVALA! LJUBLJANA V SLOVENSKEM FILMU V OBDOBJU SOCIALISTIČNE MODERNIZACIJE (1945–1969)
METROPOLIS? NO, THANKS! LJUBLJANA IN SLOVENIAN FEATURE FILMS IN THE PERIOD OF SOCIALIST MODERNISATION (1945–1969)
Author(s): Peter StankovičSubject(s): Cultural history, Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Slovensko sociološko društvo (in FDV)
Keywords: film; images; Ljubljana; modernisation; representation; urbanity;
Summary/Abstract: In the article, representations of Ljubljana in Slovenian feature films made during the period of accelerated modernisation from the end of WWII to 1969 are analysed. Semiological analysis shows that Ljubljana is in these films constructed in a rather diverse yet not entirely arbitrary manner, as in all cases various signifiers of modernisation are presented in negative contexts. In films, where signs of modernisation are largely absent, Ljubljana appears as pleasant and beautiful city, whereas in films, where signs of modernisation are present, Ljubljana is presented as neurotic and alienated city. These representations could be explained by the relatively low status of urbanity in Slovenian culture.
Journal: Družboslovne razprave
- Issue Year: 34/2018
- Issue No: 88
- Page Range: 7-32
- Page Count: 26
- Language: Slovenian
