Time and Space in Contemporary Greek-Cypriot Cinema

Why does the 1974 war in Cyprus remain so dominant in Greek-Cypriot cinema? This book explores the development of contemporary Greek-Cypriot cinema in response to the crisis of history, the burden of memory and the dislocation of the island's geographical spaces as a result of the war.

Why does the 1974 war in Cyprus remain so dominant in Greek-Cypriot cinema? How has this event shaped the imagination of contemporary filmmakers, and how might one define the new national cinema that has emerged as a result? This book explores such questions by analysing a range of Greek-Cypriot films that have hitherto received little or no critical discussion. The book adopts a predominantly conceptual approach, situating contemporary Greek-Cypriot cinema within a specific cultural and national context. Drawing on the work of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, and particularly his theories of time and space, the author explores ways in which Greek-Cypriot directors invent new forms of imagery as a way of dealing with the crisis of history, the burden of memory and the dislocation of the island's abandoned spaces.

Autorentext

Lisa Socrates is a PhD candidate at University College London. She has published articles on Greek-Cypriot national cinema and identity and has translated Greek-Cypriot poetry from Modern Greek into English.

Inhalt

Contents: Nation, Identity, History - Reading Greek-Cypriot Cinema: Deleuze and New Cinema - Conceptualizing Greek-Cypriot Cinema - Contesting the Nation's Narrative Space and Time: The Akamas Controversy - Shattered Spaces and the Recollection-Image - The Time-Image and Beyond: From Duration to the Crisis-Image - Constructing Heterotopias in Film: Parallel Spaces and Undesirable Bodies in Kalabush - The Border, Movement and Chronotopic-Images.