Lonely birthday eaters anonymous: The Chinese Wall

Tarja Laine

doi:10.1386/sfs.5.1.99_1

ISSN: 2042-7824
E-ISSN: 2042-7832

Lonely birthday eaters anonymous: The Chinese Wall
By Tarja Laine¹
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¹ University of Amsterdam
Source: Short Film Studies, Volume 5, Issue 1, Apr 2015, p. 99 - 102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/sfs.5.1.99_1
Language: English
- Published online: 01 Apr 2015

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Abstract

Loneliness forms the emotional core of The Chinese Wall. But rather than inviting empathetic identification with the main character, this film embodies the feeling by means of voice-over, mise-en-scène and the role of food (its consumption, tasting and sharing).

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Keyword(s): eating; loneliness; perceptual subjectivity; unreliable narrator; voice-over

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