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dc.contributor.author | Kempna-Pieniążek, Magdalena | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pieniążek, Przemysław | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-10T19:59:12Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-02-10T19:59:12Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-83-226-3302-1 | - |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-83-226-3303-8 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/12519 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The book traces a change in the perception of the work of Peter Weir that
has been under way in recent years, marked by a shift from interpretations
focusing on spiritual themes to approaches emphasising the situation of the
author immersed in the context of “Global Hollywood.” It also presents the
most important aspects of wanderings undertaken by Weir’s protagonists, who
search for a deeper dimension of existence that could help them define their
identity and alliances in the world where “everything begins and ends at exactly
the right time and place.” It expresses the conviction that the origins of both
motives – transgressive and transnational – may be found in the dichotomy
of the Other / Alien, conspicuously present in Weir’s films. For this reason,
while focusing on the figure of the outsider, the book draws attention to
the nature of transgressions that are taking place in Weir’s works. On the one
hand, there is confrontation with whatever is mysterious. Exploration of different
states of consciousness leads through the world of dreams and myths –
a path that Weir’s protagonists travel to face their own weaknesses and limitations
imposed by the oppressive system of culture. On the other hand, Weir’s
films never stop mediating between the points of view of national and trans-
national identity, between the genre cinema and the artistic cinema, and
between creativity and convention, thereby consolidating the unique position
of the film director as an Alien, both in Hollywood and in Australian cinema.
The dynamics of these tensions have determined the character and the form
of this book. Peter Weir’s works are not discussed here in a strictly chronological
order, a more important criterion being the evolution of selected story
threads and their related contexts which define the unique element in his
work. Chapter One is concerned with the two most famous Australian films
by Weir: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and The Last Wave (1977), which established
the range of themes he often returned to in later works. Next chapter
offers interpretations of Gallipoli (1981) and The Year of Living Dangerously (1982).
If the former is perceived as a realisation of the idea of Australian national
cinema, the latter marks Weir’s accession to mainstream world cinema. Chapter
Three is devoted to his Hollywood films. The analysis of Witness (1985), The
Mosquito Coast (1986), and Fearless (1994) draws attention to the point of view
of an Alien who observes America and American culture from a certain distance.
This theme is then continued in Chapter Four, which focuses on the figure
of the outsider – a character typical of Weir’s films, who can be seen in statu nascendi in Dead Poets Society (1989) and The Truman Show (1989). Finally, Chapter
Five brings together analyses of Green Card (1990), Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World (2003), and The Way Back (2010), in which the transnational
motives receive more prominence than in other films by Weir.
The interpretations offered in this volume provide an argument for the claim
that the work of Peter Weir is a fruit of the genre cinema and the artistic cinema
coming together, as well as of the interaction between Australian cinema
and Hollywood (and, in the background, European cinema). In the light of most
recent research, it appears as a transnational phenomenon, a result of a combination
of themes borrowed from various systems, not only cinematographic
but also cultural. | pl_PL |
dc.language.iso | pl | pl_PL |
dc.publisher | Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | pl_PL |
dc.rights | Uznanie autorstwa-Na tych samych warunkach 3.0 Polska | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/pl/ | * |
dc.subject | Peter Weir | pl_PL |
dc.subject | transnacjonalizm | pl_PL |
dc.subject | transgresja | pl_PL |
dc.subject | literatura | pl_PL |
dc.subject | krytyka | pl_PL |
dc.subject | interpretacja | pl_PL |
dc.title | Inny/obcy : transnarodowe i transgresyjne motywy w twórczości Petera Weira | pl_PL |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/book | pl_PL |
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