Álex de la Iglesia and the scenes of heights: Symbolism of space from the narrative
Álex de la Iglesia is a filmmaker whose recognition has grown exponentially from the 1990s to the present. His style is ambiguous, placing himself in a hybrid position, between genre cinema and the Spanish tradition of the esperpento. This has given rise to many debates and reflections on the positi...
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| description | Álex de la Iglesia is a filmmaker whose recognition has grown exponentially from the 1990s to the present. His style is ambiguous, placing himself in a hybrid position, between genre cinema and the Spanish tradition of the esperpento. This has given rise to many debates and reflections on the position it occupies in the national cinematographic panorama. This paper focuses on the analysis of the scenes of heights in his films, one of the characteristics present throughout his filmography, from El día de la bestia to Veneciafrenia. Thus, a journey through the films in which they appear is established, analyzing the type of meaning and sense they have, and accounting for the diversity of meanings and structures. The analysis will focus on the films that show this resource in the final part (in the climax), emphasizing its metaphorical character, which connects with a philosophical reading of heights as a filmic space. This connotation is rooted in the origins of western culture, in the thought of Plato, Aristotle and the Judeo-Christian tradition which, being very present in thought, also survives in literary and cinematographic narrative. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-406452023-03-16T00:00:27Z Álex de la Iglesia and the scenes of heights: Symbolism of space from the narrative Álex de la Iglesia y las escenas de alturas: Simbología del espacio desde la narrativa Jiménez González, Marcos Álex de la Iglesia Cinema Films Film analysis Aesthetics Álex de la Iglesia Cine Análisis fílmico Estética Álex de la Iglesia is a filmmaker whose recognition has grown exponentially from the 1990s to the present. His style is ambiguous, placing himself in a hybrid position, between genre cinema and the Spanish tradition of the esperpento. This has given rise to many debates and reflections on the position it occupies in the national cinematographic panorama. This paper focuses on the analysis of the scenes of heights in his films, one of the characteristics present throughout his filmography, from El día de la bestia to Veneciafrenia. Thus, a journey through the films in which they appear is established, analyzing the type of meaning and sense they have, and accounting for the diversity of meanings and structures. The analysis will focus on the films that show this resource in the final part (in the climax), emphasizing its metaphorical character, which connects with a philosophical reading of heights as a filmic space. This connotation is rooted in the origins of western culture, in the thought of Plato, Aristotle and the Judeo-Christian tradition which, being very present in thought, also survives in literary and cinematographic narrative. Álex de la Iglesia es un cineasta cuyo reconocimiento ha ido creciendo exponencialmente desde los años noventa. Su estilo es ambiguo, situándose en una posición híbrida, entre el cine de género y la tradición española del esperpento. Esto ha dado lugar a multitud de debates y reflexiones sobre el puesto que ocupa en el panorama cinematográfico nacional. El presente escrito se centra en el análisis de las escenas de alturas en sus películas, una de las características presentes a lo largo de toda su filmografía, desde El día de la bestia hasta Veneciafrenia. Así, se establece un recorrido por los filmes en los que estas aparecen, analizando el tipo de significado y sentido que tienen, y dando cuenta de la diversidad de significaciones y estructuras. El análisis se centrará en las películas que muestran este recurso en la parte final (en el clímax), enfatizando su carácter metafórico, que entronca con una lectura filosófica de las alturas como espacio fílmico. Esta connotación se encuentra arraigada a los orígenes de la cultura occidental, al pensamiento de Platón, de Aristóteles y de la tradición judeocristiana que, estando muy presente en el pensamiento, pervive también en la narrativa literaria y cinematográfica. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2023-03-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/40645 10.31056/2250.5415.v13.n1.40645 Ética y Cine Journal; Vol. 13 Núm. 1 (2023): Integridad en el cine; 53-60 2250-5415 2250-5660 10.31056/2250.5415.v13.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/40645/40782 Derechos de autor 2023 Ética y Cine Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
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| title | Álex de la Iglesia and the scenes of heights: Symbolism of space from the narrative |
| title_alt | Álex de la Iglesia y las escenas de alturas: Simbología del espacio desde la narrativa |
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| topic | Álex de la Iglesia Cinema Films Film analysis Aesthetics Álex de la Iglesia Cine Análisis fílmico Estética |
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