Pasolini's Salo is an allegory about consumer capitalism. DO >>> "Laramee, Michael J" <[log in to unmask]> 03/07/09 7:29 AM >>> How about Resnais's NIGHT AND FOG as allegory for the Algerian War for Independence? If that is what you are looking for. ________________________________________ From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:17 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [SCREEN-L] Allegorical films Are there some examples of what you would consider allegorical films? Maybe that will help for other suggestions. I would think that strictly speaking there aren't many allegories in film apart from things like educational/training (this talking light bulb representing electrical power and so forth) but maybe I'm thinking too much in literature terms. -----Original Message----- >From: Michelle Langford <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Mar 3, 2009 7:24 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [SCREEN-L] Allegorical films > >Dear List members, > >I am putting together a course that will focus on the styles and aesthetics >of allegorical cinema. I already have a good list of films, but was >wondering if list members would have any suggestions. I have lots of films >from Spain, Iran, Germany, one from Tunisia and of course Raul Ruiz and Atom >Egoyan and am pretty familiar with the allegorical aspects of Brazilian >Cinema Novo (disucssed in Ismail Xavier's book). I have less knowledge of >other Latin American cinema though. > >I'm also quite unfamiliar with films from Eastern Europe, except Kusturica. >Info on availability on DVD with English subtitles would also be helpful. > >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 > >Allegorical Images >http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/ppbooks.php?isbn=9781841501383 > >---- >For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: >http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org