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- Title
Hierarchical textual compositions and (post-)colonial framing in The View from Up Here.
- Authors
Batori, Anna
- Abstract
The article analyses the hierarchical visual compositions and framing of Marco Calvani's The View from Up Here and argues that its carefully structured compositions create a metaphorical imbalance in power between the two main characters, an American housewife and a Syrian refugee. The repeated use of low-angle camera positions and the claustrophobic framings adds a connotative layer to the film that emphasizes the subaltern refugee's inferior status in the view of the American.
- Subjects
WESTERN countries; SYRIAN refugees; SUBALTERN; FRAMES (Social sciences); HOUSEWIVES
- Publication
Short Film Studies, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
2042-7824
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1386/sfs_00101_1