Article: Retro, faux-vintage, and anachronism: When cinema looks back
Abstract
This article explores the definition of ‘vintage cinema’ and specifically re-evaluates the fetishism for the past and its regurgitation in the present by providing a taxonomy of the phenomenon in recent film production. Our contribution identifies three aesthetic categories: faux-vintage, retro and anachronistic; by illustrating their overlapping and discrepancies it argues that the past remains a powerful negotiator of meaning for the present and the future. Drawing on studies of memory and digital nostalgia, this article focuses on the latter category: anachronism. It furthermore unravels the persistence of and the filmic fascination for obsolete analogue objects through an analysis of ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (Jim Jarmusch, 2013).
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Baschiera, Stefano; Caoduro, Elena: Retro, faux-vintage, and anachronism: When cinema looks back. In: NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies, Jg. 4 (2015), Nr. 2, S. 143-163. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/15202.
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author = {Baschiera, Stefano and Caoduro, Elena},
title = {Retro, faux-vintage, and anachronism: When cinema looks back},
year = 2015,
doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/15202}",
volume = 4,
address = {Amsterdam},
journal = {NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies},
number = 2,
pages = {143--163},
}
author = {Baschiera, Stefano and Caoduro, Elena},
title = {Retro, faux-vintage, and anachronism: When cinema looks back},
year = 2015,
doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/15202}",
volume = 4,
address = {Amsterdam},
journal = {NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies},
number = 2,
pages = {143--163},
}
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