These come to mind... -THE FLY, David Cronenberg. You'll find popular press reviews examining the film as an allegory about the AIDS epidemic. -MULHOLLAND DRIVE, David Lynch. Interesting film techniques, yes. Meaning beyond the surface, maybe. -INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS and a lot of other 1950s sci-fi, as an allegory for McCarthyism, tension over real or suspected Communism, etc. -NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, George A. Romero. Civil Rights, Vietnam -LOLITA, Adrian Lyne. Note the devilish editing of Frank Langella's scenes as Quilty. Jonathan Cullum, M.A. >>> Michelle Langford <[log in to unmask]> 3/3/2009 6:24 PM >>> I'd also like to include a couple of Hollywood films which have been read allegorically. In particular ones which are not necessarily allegorical simply on a narrative level, but use interesting film techniques to alert the viewer to meaning beyond the surface. Oh, and please don't mention Star Wars!!!! All suggestions welcome. PS. I have a Benjamin/Deleuzian take on allegory. Warm regards, Michelle Langford Dr Michelle Langford Lecturer School of English, Media and Performing Arts The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia Room: Webster 311O Phone: + 61 2 9385 4489 Fax: + 61 2 9385 6812 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu