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- ISSN: 2042-7824
- E-ISSN: 2042-7832
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The handling of time
- Source: Short Film Studies, Volume 9, Issue 2, Apr 2019, p. 165 - 168
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- 01 Apr 2019
Abstract
Abstract
The story unfolds chronologically and each sequence has a specific ‘time quality’ according to who appears on-screen. The death of the grandmother evokes the past, while most of the story takes place in the present as told by the omniscient camera. The future brings a paradoxical sense of closure.
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