Rozkrajanie amerykańskiego snu skalpelem "Mitu Syzyfa". Egzystencjalizm i diagnoza amerykańskiego kryzysu w serialu "Fargo".
Disassembly of American Sleep with a scalpel "Myth Sisyphus". The existentialism and the diagnosis of the American crisis in "Fargo" series.

Author(s): Pola Sobaś-Mikołajczyk
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: existentialism; American tv series; Fargo
Summary/Abstract: In my paper I focus on presenting the American crisis on the example of theseries Fargo. The Coen brothers show different heroes in the role of contemporary Sisyphus. Drawing on the philosophy of Sartre and Kierkegaard, they analyzethe existential condition of their characters and expose the American dream. They entangle the characters into economic, emotional and living crises in orderto expose the illusion of emancipation in capitalism.

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