Fear, city, cinema: Urban regeneration as a mental trap in Alexis Alexiou’s film Istoria 52 (Tale 52) (2008)

References

1. Abu-Orf, H.. ( 2012;), ‘ Fear of difference: “Space of risk” and anxiety in violent settings. ’, Planning Theory, 12:2, pp. 158–76.
   [Google Scholar]
2. Alexandri, G.. ( 2014;), ‘ Reading between the lines: Gentrification tendencies and the issues of urban fear in the midst of Athens’ crisis. ’, Urban Studies, 52:9, pp. 1631–46.
   [Google Scholar]
3. Alexiou, A.. ( 2008), Istoria 52 (Tale 52), Greece:: Tugo Productions;.
   [Google Scholar]
4. Atkinson, R.. ( 2006;), ‘ Padding the bunker: Strategies of middle-class disaffiliation and colonisation in the city. ’, Urban Studies, 43:4, pp. 819–32.
   [Google Scholar]
5. Atkinson, R., and Bridge, G.. (eds) ( 2005), Gentrification in a Global Context: The New Urban Colonialism, London:: Routledge;.
   [Google Scholar]
6. Bachelard, G.. ( 1994), The Poetics of Space, Boston, MA:: Beacon Press;.
   [Google Scholar]
7. Bannister, J., and Fyfe, N.. ( 2001;), ‘ Introduction: Fear and the city. ’, Urban Studies, 5:6, pp. 807–13.
   [Google Scholar]
8. Cameron, A.. ( 2008), Modular Narratives in Contemporary Cinema, Basingstoke:: Palgrave Macmillan;.
   [Google Scholar]
9. Certeau, M. De. ( 1984), The Practices of Everyday Life, Berkley, CA:: University of California Press;.
   [Google Scholar]
10. Chalkou, M.. ( 2012;), ‘ A new cinema of “emancipation”: Tendencies of independence in Greek cinema of the 2000s. ’, Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture, 3:2, pp. 243–61.
    [Google Scholar]
11. Clark, E.. ( 2005;), ‘ The order and simplicity of gentrification: A political challenge. ’, in L. Lees,, T. Slater, and E. Wyly. (eds), The Gentrification Reader, London and New York:: Routledge;, pp. 24–29.
    [Google Scholar]
12. Coop Himmelb(L)Au ( 1998), Die Faszination der Stadt (The Power of the City), Darmstadt:: Georg Büchner;.
    [Google Scholar]
13. Daskalaki, G., and Papadopoulos, G.. ( 2009;), ‘ Sygrotima katikion ke katastimaton sto Metaxourgio. ’ (Residential and retail complex in Metaxourgeio) , Domes, http://domesindex.com/buildings/sygkrothma-katoikiwn-kai-katasthmatwn-sto-meta3oyrgeio/. Accessed 17 April 2016.
    [Google Scholar]
14. Davis, M.. ( 1999), Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster, London:: Picador;.
    [Google Scholar]
15. Eco, U.. ( 2007), On Ugliness, London:: Harvill Secker;.
    [Google Scholar]
16. Ellin, N.. ( 1997;), ‘ Shelter from the storm or form follows fear and vice versa. ’, in N. Ellin. (ed.), Architecture of Fear, Princeton, NJ:: Architectural Press;, pp. 13–47.
    [Google Scholar]
17. Ellin, N.. ( 2001;), ‘ Thresholds of fear: Embracing the urban shadow. ’, Urban Studies, 38:5&6, pp. 869–83.
    [Google Scholar]
18. England, M. R., and Simon, S.. ( 2010;), ‘ Scary cities: Urban geographies of fear, difference and belonging. ’, Social & Cultural Geography, 11:3, pp. 201–07.
    [Google Scholar]
19. Farrall, S.,, Bannister, J.,, Ditton, J., and Gilchrist, E.. ( 1997;), ‘ Questioning the measurement of the “fear of crime”: Findings from a major methodological study. ’, The British Journal of Criminology, 37:4, pp. 658–79.
    [Google Scholar]
20. Ferro, M.. ( 1988), Cinema and History, Detroit:: Wayne State University Press;.
    [Google Scholar]
21. Florida, R. L.. ( 2002), The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It’s Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life, New York:: Basic Books;.
    [Google Scholar]
22. Gannikopoulos, K.. ( 2010;), ‘ Ena keno mesa stin poli: Choros, Diafora ke Outopia ston Keramiko ke sto Gazi. ’ (‘A void in the city: Space, otherness and Utopia in Keramikos and Gazi’) , in K. Gianikopoulos, and I. Giannitsiotis. (eds), Amfisvitoumeni Choroi stin Poli (Questioned Spaces in the City), Athens:: Alexandria;, pp. 117–38.
    [Google Scholar]
23. Gibbons, F.. ( 2005;), ‘ We have to get rid of the Acropolis film. ’, The Guardian, 16 November, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/16/festivals. Accessed 10 March 2017.
    [Google Scholar]
24. Giogiakas, P.. ( 2010;), ‘ Metra-freno stin getopiisi. ’ (Measures to stop ghettoization) , Ta Nea, 30 March, http://www.tanea.gr/news/greece/article/4567570/?iid=2. Accessed 20 April 2016.
    [Google Scholar]
25. Graham, S.. ( 2004;), ‘ Introduction: Cities, warfare, and states of emergency. ’, in S. Graham. (ed.), Cities, War, and Terrorism: Towards an Urban Geopolitics, Malden, MA:: Blackwell;, pp. 1–25.
    [Google Scholar]
26. Heart Films Distribution ( 2008;), ‘ Alexis Alexiou at Rotterdam FF. ’, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU0EOpX2S3Y. Accessed 17 April 2008.
    [Google Scholar]
27. International Centre for Prevention of Crime ( 2014), The 4th International Report Crime Prevention and Community Safety: Trends and Perspectives, Montreal:: ICPC;.
    [Google Scholar]
28. Kallus, R.. ( 2001;), ‘ From abstract to concrete: Subjective reading of urban space. ’, Journal of Urban Design, 6:2, pp. 129–50.
    [Google Scholar]
29. Katerina Tsigarida Architects Official Site ( 2006;), ‘ Projects: Housing complex in Metxourgio. ’, http://www.tsigarida.gr/PROJECTS/gek.htm. Accessed 15 May 2016.
30. Katharios, G.. ( 2008;), ‘ Tale 52: A Tale that was quite right i allios “Pio parti Iasona?”’ (‘Tale 52: A tale that was quite right or otherwise “what party Iasonas?”’). , 15 April, http://2inthesoup.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/%282008%29%20%CE%99%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%2052. Accessed 14 April 2016.
31. Katsounaki, M.. ( 2008;), ‘ Intriguing memory game marks director’s debut feature film. ’, Kathimerini, 15 April, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_2_15/04/2008_95510. Accessed 29 July 2010.
    [Google Scholar]
32. Kieślowski, K.. ( 1987), Przypadek (Blind Chance), Poland:: Kino;.
    [Google Scholar]
33. Koolhaas, R.,, Mau, B.,, Sigler, J., and Werlemann, H.. ( 1995), Small, Medium, Large, Extra-large, New York:: Monacelli Press;.
    [Google Scholar]
34. Kourelou, O.,, Mliz, M., and Vidal, B.. ( 2014;), ‘ Crisis and creativity: The new cinemas of Portugal, Greece and Spain. ’, New Cinemas, 12:1&2, pp. 133–51.
    [Google Scholar]
35. Koutras, Panos H.. ( 2009), Strella (A Woman’s Way), Greece:: Greek Film Center;.
    [Google Scholar]
36. KVIFF – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( 2011;), ‘ Řecká Master Class’ (‘Greek master class’). , YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SVMGQUvDPI&t=773s. Accessed 16 April 2016.
    [Google Scholar]
37. Lanthimos, Y.. ( 2009), Kynodontas (Dogtooth), Greece:: Feelgood Entertainment;.
    [Google Scholar]
38. Lees, L.. ( 2003;), ‘ Visions of “urban renaissance”: The urban task force report and the urban white paper. ’, in R. Imrie, and M. Raco. (eds), Urban Renaissance?: New Labour, Community and Urban Policy, Bristol:: Policy;, pp. 61–82.
    [Google Scholar]
39. Lees, L.. ( 2014;), ‘ The urban injustices of New Labour’s “New Urban Renewal”: The case of the Aylesbury Estate in London. ’, Antipode, 46:4, pp. 921–47.
    [Google Scholar]
40. Lees, L.,, Slater, T., and Wyly, E.. (eds) ( 2010), The Gentrification Reader, London and New York:: Routledge;.
    [Google Scholar]
41. Leontidou, L.. ( 1990), The Mediterranean City in Transition, Cambridge:: Cambridge University Press;.
    [Google Scholar]
42. Low, S. M.. ( 2004), Behind the Gates: Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America, New York and London:: Routledge;.
    [Google Scholar]
43. Lysaght, K. D.. ( 2007;), ‘ Catholics, protestants and office workers from the town, The experience and negotiation of fear in Northern Ireland. ’, in H. Wulff. (ed.), The Emotions. A Cultural Reader, Oxford and New York:: Berg;, pp. 93–100.
    [Google Scholar]
44. Macleod, G., and Johnstone, C.. ( 2012;), ‘ Stretching urban renaissance: Privatizing space, civilizing place, summoning “community”. ’, International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, 36:1, pp. 1–28.
    [Google Scholar]
45. Mademli, G.. ( 2016;), ‘ From the crisis of cinema to the cinema of crisis: A “weird” label for contemporary Greek cinema. ’, Frames Cinema Journal, 4, April, http://framescinemajournal.com/article/from-the-crisis-of-cinema-to-the-cinema-of-crisis-a-weird-label-for-contemporary-greek-cinema/. Accessed 6 September 2019.
    [Google Scholar]
46. Maloutas, T.. ( 2007;), ‘ Segregation, social polarization and immigration in Athens during the 1990s: Theoretical expectations and contextual difference. ’, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 31:4, pp. 733–58.
    [Google Scholar]
47. Maloutas, T.. ( 2011;), ‘ Contextual diversity in gentrification research. ’, Critical Sociology, 38:1, pp. 33–48.
    [Google Scholar]
48. Menegos, P.. ( 2007;), ‘ Polis mesa stin poli: Psyrri- Gazi – Metaxourgio – Votanikos. ’ (‘Cities within the city: Psyrri- Gazi – Metaxourgio – Votanikos’) , Athens Voice, 21 March, http://www.athensvoice.gr/archives/poleis-mesa-stin-poli. Accessed 17 April 2016.
    [Google Scholar]
49. Merrifield, A.. ( 2012;), ‘ The politics of the encounter and the urbanization of the world. ’, City: Analysis of Urban Trends, Culture, Theory, Policy, Action, 16:3, pp. 269–83.
    [Google Scholar]
50. Mitchell, D.. ( 2003), The Right to the City: Social Justice and the Fight for Public Space, New York:: Guilford Press;.
    [Google Scholar]
51. Muynck, B. De. ( 2004;), ‘ The prosthetic paradox. ’, in B. Barber,, J. Karant,, M. Küng,, B. De Muynck,, M. Pimlott, and J. Voorthuis. (eds), Fear and Space: The View of Young Designers in the Netherlands, Rotterdam:: NAi Press;, pp. 8–15.
    [Google Scholar]
52. Nafus, C.. ( 2010;), ‘ Istoria 52. ’ (‘Tale 52’) , Austin Film, https://www.austinfilm.org/page.aspx?pid=3260. Accessed 15 April 2016.
    [Google Scholar]
53. Newman, O.. ( 1972), Defensible Space: Crime Prevention through Urban Design, New York:: Macmillan;.
    [Google Scholar]
54. Nikolaidou, A.. ( 2014;), ‘ The performative aesthetics of the “Greek new wave”. ’, Filmicon: Journal of Greek Film Studies, 2, pp. 20–44.
    [Google Scholar]
55. Nikolopoulou, M.. ( 2010;), ‘ Anasa sto istoriko kentro Athinas. ’ (‘A breath for the historic centre of Athens’) , Ethnos, 30 March, http://www.ethnos.gr/periballon/arthro/anasa_sto_istoriko_kentro_athinas-10907006/. Accessed 23 April 2016.
    [Google Scholar]
56. Nowell-Smith, G.. ( 2001;), ‘ Cities: Real and imagined. ’, in M. Shiel, and T. Fitzmaurice. (eds), Cinema and the City: Film and Urban Societies in a Global Context Studies in Urban and Social Change, Oxford:: Blackwell;, pp. 99–108.
    [Google Scholar]
57. Oliaros, S. A.. ( 2010), ‘Ekthesi tou diethnous diagonismou UPTO35, me ton titlo ‘Fititiki Estia 18+ Keramikos-Metaxourgio (Exhibition of the International Competition UPTO35, with Title ‘Student Residence 18+Keramikos-Metaxourgio’), Press Release, 24 March, Athens:: Benaki Museum;
    [Google Scholar]
58. Onisenko, K.. ( 2010;), ‘ I machi gia tin apokatastasi tou kentrou. ’ (‘The battle to reinstate the centre’) , Kathimerini, 1 August, http://www.kathimerini.gr/400699/article/epikairothta/ellada/h-maxh-gia-apokatastash-toy-kentroy. Accessed 23 April 2016.
    [Google Scholar]
59. Papanikolaou, D.. ( 2018), Kati Trehi me tin Oikogeneia: Ethnos, Pothos ke Syggeneia stin Epochi tis Krisis (There Is Something about the Family: Nation, Desire and Kinship at a Time of Crisis), Athens:: Patakis;.
    [Google Scholar]
60. Ramis, H.. ( 1993), Groundhog Day, Los Angeles, CA:: Columbia Pictures;.
    [Google Scholar]
61. Resnais, A.. ( 1961), L’Année Dernière à Marienbad (Last Year in Marienbad), France:: Cocinor;.
    [Google Scholar]
62. Rousseau, M.. ( 2009;), ‘ Re-imaging the city centre for the middle classes: Regeneration, gentrification and symbolic policies in “loser cities”. ’, International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, 33:3, pp. 770–88.
    [Google Scholar]
63. Rowley, S.. ( 2015), Movie Towns and Sitcom Suburbs: Building Hollywood’s Ideal Communities, New York:: Palgrave Macmillan;.
    [Google Scholar]
64. Sennett, R.. ( 1994), Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization, London:: Faber;.
    [Google Scholar]
65. Shirlow, P., and Pain, R.. ( 2003;), ‘ The geographies and politics of fear. ’, Capital & Class, 27:80, pp. 15–26.
    [Google Scholar]
66. Smith, N.. ( 1996), The New Urban Frontier: Gentrification and the Revanchist City, Abington and New York:: Routledge;.
    [Google Scholar]
67. Smith, N.. ( 2011;), ‘ The regeneration railway journey. ’, Mute, 23 March, http://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/regeneration-railway-journey. Accessed 17 May 2014.
    [Google Scholar]
68. Snyder, B.. ( 2005), Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need, Studio City, CA:: Michael Wiese Productions;.
    [Google Scholar]
69. Solomon, R. C.. ( 2007;), ‘ Getting angry, the Jamesian theory of emotion in anthropology. ’, in H. Wulff. (ed.), The Emotions, A Cultural Reader, Oxford and New York:: Berg;, pp. 197–204.
    [Google Scholar]
70. Sorkin, M.. ( 1992), Variations on a Theme Park: The New American City and the End of Public Space, New York:: Hill and Wang;.
    [Google Scholar]
71. Souliotis, N.. ( 2013;), ‘ Cultural economy, sovereign debt crisis and the importance of local contexts: The case of Athens. ’, Cities, 33, pp. 61–68.
    [Google Scholar]
72. Souza, M. L. De. ( 2010;), ‘ The brave new (urban) world of fear and (real or presumed) wars. ’, City, 14:4, pp. 457–63.
    [Google Scholar]
73. Souza, M. L. De. ( 2014;), ‘ Phobopolis: Violence, fear and sociopolitical fragmentation of the space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ’, in F. Kraas,, S. Aggarwal,, M. Coy, and G. Mertins. (eds), Megacities: Our Global Urban Future, Dordrecht:: Springer Netherlands;, pp. 151–64.
    [Google Scholar]
74. Tschumi, B.. ( 1996), Architecture and Disjunction, Cambridge, MA and London:: MIT Press;.
    [Google Scholar]
75. Tuan, Y.. ( 1980), Landscapes of Fear, Oxford:: Blackwell;.
    [Google Scholar]
76. Tykwer, T.. ( 1998), Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run), München:: Prokino Filmverleih;.
    [Google Scholar]
77. Tzirtzilaki, E.. ( 2009), Ektopismeni, Astiki Nomades stis Mitroplois: Synchrona Zitimata gia tin Metakinisi stin Poli ke ston Choro (Dislocated, Urban Nomads in Metropoles: Contemporary Issues for the Relocation on the City and the Space), Athens:: Nisos;.
    [Google Scholar]
78. Tzouflas, K.. ( 2017;), ‘ Filmmaking in economic “trouble zones”: The new Argentine cinema and the Greek new wave. ’, Cinema, 62, pp. 39–49.
    [Google Scholar]
79. Varmazi, E.. ( 2019;), ‘ The weirdness of contemporary Greek cinema. ’, Film International, 17:1, pp. 40–49.
    [Google Scholar]
80. Vidler, A.. ( 2000), Wrapped Space: Art, Architecture and Anxiety in Modern Culture, Cambridge, MA:: MIT Press;.
    [Google Scholar]
81. Wacquant, L.. ( 2008;), ‘ The militarization of urban marginality: Lessons from the Brazilian metropolis. ’, International Political Sociology, 2:1, pp. 56–74.
    [Google Scholar]
82. Weissberg, J.. ( 2008;), ‘ Review: Tale 52. ’, Variety, 5 February, http://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/tale-52-1200548366/. Accessed 15 April 2016.
    [Google Scholar]
83. Zukin, S.. ( 2010), Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places, Oxford and New York:: Oxford University Press;.
    [Google Scholar]
84. Kallitsis, Phevos. ( 2020;), ‘ Fear, city, cinema: Urban regeneration as a mental trap in Alexis Alexiou’s film Istoria 52 (Tale 52) (2008). ’, Journal of Greek Media & Culture, 6:1, pp. 51–69, doi: https://doi.org/10.1386/jgmc_00003_1
    [Google Scholar]