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- Title
Brechtian Orality in The Journals of Knud Rasmussen.
- Authors
Amicucci, Saveria
- Abstract
This article uses Brechtian film theory to argue that The Journals of Knud Rasmussen achieves a degree of cinematic orality borne from Inuit oral culture. Directors Cohn and Kunuk use Brechtian techniques to create a distance between the viewer and the film that allows us to understand The Journals as a story being told to us, a cultural expression borne from a specific context. The continued reflexive telling of stories within the film means that viewers are invited into the story circle; the film is no longer a singularly immersive experience, but rather a dynamic expression of culture, with the filmmaker acting as storyteller.
- Subjects
FILM theory; RASMUSSEN, Knud, 1879-1933; FILMMAKERS; STORYTELLING; REFLEXIVITY
- Publication
Film Matters, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 2, p53
- ISSN
2042-1869
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1386/fm_00226_7