The Ties that Came Togheter. Patience (after Sebald), by Grant Gee

Authors

  • Richard Peña Director Emérito. New York Film Festival /Columbia University

Keywords:

Film, essay, literature, memory, history

Abstract

The article examines the relationship between the film essay Patience (after Sebald), by GrantGee, and the book The Rings of Saturn, by W. G. Sebald. Through the essayistic featuresof Gee’s film, the author explores the correlations between literary and cinematographicdiscourse, together with the difficulty of considering it as an adaptation. Thinking about thefilm as a response to the book, the text explores the dimensions of the dialogue betweenliterature and cinema, as well as the modes of meditation on travel, temporality and memoryinscribed in both works.

References

Gee, G. (Director). (2011). Patience (after Sebald) [Película]. Reino Unido: Artevents.

Lopate, P. (1992). In Search of the Centaur: The Essay-Film. The Threepenny Review, (48), 19-22.

McFarlane, R. (2013). The Old Ways. A Journey on Foot. London, Reino Unido: Penguin.

Sebald, W. G. (1995). The Rings of Saturn. London, Reino Unido: Penguin.

Scott, A. O. (2012). A Writer Who Defied Categorization - Patience (After Sebald), a Documentary. New York Times. Recuperado de https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/movies/patience-after-sebald-a-documentary.html

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Published

2019-06-26

How to Cite

Peña, R. (2019). The Ties that Came Togheter. Patience (after Sebald), by Grant Gee. Arkadin, (7), 46–50. Retrieved from https://papelcosido.fba.unlp.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/arkadin/article/view/648

Issue

No. 7 (2018): Arkadin 7

Section

Tema central

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