Abstract
This article undertakes the issue of defining film phenomena which put forward questions of a primary religious nature (about the meaning of life, source of evil, life after death, the existence of Absolute, etc.) in a way that is independent from major religious traditions. The author posits that describing this phenomenon in the case of European film culture is done best by employing the philosophical thought of postsecularism. Utilizing Mieke Bal’s method of cultural analysis, the author takes as an example the term “sacrifice” to point to the existence of different models by which religious topics are undertaken by the cinema. This leads to a preliminary typology of the phenomenon which differentiates between ‘apologetic’ and ‘critical’ films and, furthermore, between films that refer to particular religious traditions and those expressing a postsecular perspective.
Highlights
Is article undertakes the issue of de ning lm phenomena which put forward questions of a primary religious nature in a way that is independent from major religious traditions. e author posits that describing this phenomenon in the case of European lm culture is done best by employing the philosophical thought of postsecularism
Utilizing Mieke Bal’s method of cultural analysis, the author takes as an example the term ‘sacri ce’ to point to the existence of di erent models by which religious topics are undertaken by the cinema. is leads to a preliminary typology of the phenomenon which di erentiates between ‘apologetic’ and ‘critical’ lms and, between lms that refer to particular religious traditions and those expressing a postsecular perspective
Tego typu działanie wydaje się zgodne z klasycznym modelem analizy i interpretacji, której ostatnią część powinny stanowić rozstrzygnięcia na poziomie proklamowanych sensów, a zatem wyraźne wskazanie na świat istniejących wartości, lecz jest nieadekwatne w stosunku do postmodernistycznej sztuki lmowej
Summary
E author posits that describing this phenomenon in the case of European lm culture is done best by employing the philosophical thought of postsecularism. Utilizing Mieke Bal’s method of cultural analysis, the author takes as an example the term ‘sacri ce’ to point to the existence of di erent models by which religious topics are undertaken by the cinema. : postsecularism, postsecular cinema, postmodernism, cultural analysis, Mieke Bal, religious lm, European cinema, Bruno Dumont, Hadewijch, John McDonagh, Calvary, Xavier. Bruno Dumont, ), który uzdrawia, zabija i wskrzesza, przed nikim nie tłumacząc się ze swoich działań ani ze źródeł własnej mocy; w magnetycznym wzroku Justine Które uobecniają się w tego typu lmowych przedstawieniach, choć historycznie łączone są ze sferą sacrum, zostały pozbawione swojego pozaświatowego statusu oraz odarte z mocy zmieniania rzeczywistości
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