Biopic, memory and nostalgia: a criminal’s biography
The article reflects on the biopic genre in relation to history, memory and nostalgia, based on the case of the Argentine film El Ángel (Luis Ortega, 2018), based on the life of serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch and his crimes in the early 1970s. The film slides from the biographic...
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| description | The article reflects on the biopic genre in relation to history, memory and nostalgia, based on the case of the Argentine film El Ángel (Luis Ortega, 2018), based on the life of serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch and his crimes in the early 1970s. The film slides from the biographical account to a broader scope: that of reflection –in a pop style– about evil. The biography of Robledo Puch works as an excuse to tell a story that deals with the problems of evil and freedom, beauty and perversion, violence and eroticism, as the reverse of the “normal” life, the gray existence of the social majorities that remain anonymous. With a nostalgic approach to the 70’s, Ortega’s biopic uses Robledo’s name and some historical circumstances to give identity to a character with a mythical essence. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-341842021-07-26T20:45:17Z Biopic, memory and nostalgia: a criminal’s biography Biopic, memoria y nostalgia: la biografía del criminal Dillon, Alfredo Argentine cinema Biographical cinema Biopic Memory Nostalgia Cine argentino Cine biográfico Biopic Memoria Nostalgia The article reflects on the biopic genre in relation to history, memory and nostalgia, based on the case of the Argentine film El Ángel (Luis Ortega, 2018), based on the life of serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch and his crimes in the early 1970s. The film slides from the biographical account to a broader scope: that of reflection –in a pop style– about evil. The biography of Robledo Puch works as an excuse to tell a story that deals with the problems of evil and freedom, beauty and perversion, violence and eroticism, as the reverse of the “normal” life, the gray existence of the social majorities that remain anonymous. With a nostalgic approach to the 70’s, Ortega’s biopic uses Robledo’s name and some historical circumstances to give identity to a character with a mythical essence. El artículo propone pensar el género biopic en relación con la historia, la memoria y la nostalgia, a partir del caso de la película argentina El ángel (Luis Ortega, 2018), basada en la vida del asesino serial Carlos Robledo Puch y sus crímenes a comienzos de la década de 1970. El film se desliza desde el relato biográfico hacia un plano más amplio: el de la reflexión –en clave pop– sobre el mal. La biografía de Robledo Puch es una excusa para narrar una historia que rodea el problema del mal y la libertad, la belleza y la perversión, la violencia y el erotismo como contracaras de la vida “normal”, de la existencia gris de las mayorías sociales que permanecen anónimas. A partir de una mirada nostálgica sobre los años 70, la biopic toma el nombre propio de Robledo Puch y algunas circunstancias históricas para darle identidad a una figura formada, sobre todo, de la sustancia de lo mítico. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2021-07-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/34184 Ética y Cine Journal; Vol. 11 Núm. 2 (2021): Cine y Filosofía; 35-45 2250-5415 2250-5660 10.31056/2250.5415.v11.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/34184/34631 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
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| title | Biopic, memory and nostalgia: a criminal’s biography |
| title_alt | Biopic, memoria y nostalgia: la biografía del criminal |
| title_full | Biopic, memory and nostalgia: a criminal’s biography |
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| topic | Argentine cinema Biographical cinema Biopic Memory Nostalgia Cine argentino Cine biográfico Biopic Memoria Nostalgia |
| topic_facet | Argentine cinema Biographical cinema Biopic Memory Nostalgia Cine argentino Cine biográfico Biopic Memoria Nostalgia |
| url | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/34184 |
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