Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Πολιτισμικές και Κινηματογραφικές ΣπουδέςLibrary of the Faculties of Political Science and Public Administration, Communication and Mass Media Studies, Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, Sociology
Author:
Aslanidis Dimokritos
Supervisors info:
Ελένη Τζουμάκα, Διδάκτωρ, Τμήμα Επικοινωνίας και ΜΜΕ, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Ιαπωνικό New Wave και Αρχαία Τραγωδία: Τρεις Περιπτώσεις Καλλιτεχνικού Διαλόγου
Translated title:
Japannese New Wave cinema and Ancient Greek Tragedy: Three Cases of Artistic Dialogue
Summary:
The aforementioned thesis was completed within the MSc in Cultural and Film Studies at the Department of Communication and Media Studies of the University of Athens and begins with an introduction related to the socio-political context of ancient tragedy as well as the Japanese New Wave. Its aim is to highlight the timeless character of certain artistic approaches, regardless of geographical and chronological constraints, towards issues that have troubled humanity since its inception. Films from the Japanese new wave, namely Funeral Parade of Roses, Death by Hanging, and Naked Island, served as a research vehicle for the aforementioned exploration. They are examined for their common approaches to ethical and social issues alongside the tragedies Oedipus Rex, Antigone, and Philoctetes respectively. The similarities between the works are more numerous than expected. Their highlighting thus leads to the conclusion that a kind of homogeneity is identified regarding certain expressions of human nature, which artists address in a remarkably similar manner regardless of their era or place of origin. The respective cultural and social conditions, therefore, simply serve as a means of transforming these pan-human characteristics into something tangible, such as a post-war Japanese film or an ancient Greek tragedy.
Main subject category:
Social, Political and Economic sciences
Other subject categories:
Fine arts - Entertainment
Keywords:
Film Studies, Cinema, Nagisa Oshima, Kaneto Shindo, Shuji Terayama, Japannese New Wave Cinema, Sophocles, Ancient Greek Tragedy
