Time and Space in Contemporary Greek-Cypriot Cinema

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• Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9783034309882
• eBook ISBN: 9783035306903
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Film & Video

Why does the 1974 war in Cyprus remain so dominant in Greek-Cypriot cinema? How has this event shaped the imagination of contemporary filmmakers, and how might one define the new national cinema that has emerged as a result? This book explores such questions by analysing a range of Greek-Cypriot films that have hitherto received little or no critical discussion.
The book adopts a predominantly conceptual approach, situating contemporary Greek-Cypriot cinema within a specific cultural and national context. Drawing on the work of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, and particularly his theories of time and space, the author explores ways in which Greek-Cypriot directors invent new forms of imagery as a way of dealing with the crisis of history, the burden of memory and the dislocation of the island's abandoned spaces.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Figures
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I: Nation, Identity, History
• Part II: Division, Memory, Time
• Part III: Spaces, Movement, Unity
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Filmography
• Index