Costruzioni identitarie nel cinema di animazione contemporaneo tra identificazioni genitoriali ed eredità generazionali

Abstract

The paper addresses the role that identifications with par-ents play in the identity construction of daughters and sons as represented in contemporary animated cinema. In par-ticular, the value of these processes in the intergenerational hereditary transmission is emphasized. A first section out-lines the main features of contemporary identity complexity and flexibility as opposed to the rigidity of classic concep-tions. A second section presents identifications as process-es providing order and stability to identities, in a dynamic balance between solidity and flexibility. The second part of the paper examines The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013), directed by Takahata Isao, The Song of the Sea (2014), di-rected by Tomm Moore, and Wolf Children (2015), directed by Hosoda Mamoru. These works exemplify how the protag-onists try to construct their identities balancing personal fulfillment and family heritage.