Vocaţia antropologică a flmului de nonficţiune
The anthropological vocation of the non-fiction film

Summary/Abstract: The potential for intercultural dialogue of the non-fiction flm (in fact, an important mission of visual anthropology) is quite a significant one, and this dimension can be exploited in many ways, starting from the festival formulas (for example, the highly appreciated cinematographic “feast” ASTRA FILM FEST in Sibiu - an annual international documentary film manifestation and visual anthropology - or the CRONOGRAF International Documentary Film Festival in Chisinau) and up to a less common “cinema of reality” project, in which amateur filmmakers from different cultures of the world (the experimental documentary O zi din viaţă/A Day of Life, 2011) were involved. In the case studies included in this article, we will refer to the documentary Podul de flori/The Flower Bridge (2008) directed by Thomas Ciulei, as well as to the already mentioned non-fiction film O zi din viaţă. These audiovisual products lend themselves to a complex hermeneutical approach, using indispensable filmmaking instruments, but also the anthropological vision.

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