Abstract
Julio Medem's enigmatic film Vacas is not only a cult-classic of Spanish cinema it also makes a contribution toward a philosophy of the unknown. This essay weaves Bergsonian philosophical ideas together with those of Henri Lefebvre and Gilles Deleuze in order to underscore the importance of the unknown in the film through three areas in particular: the heterogeneity of time, the superimposition of narrative and non-narrative cinematic aspects, and the role of a key image the 'agujero encendido' which dominates the film's middle third. Throughout Vacas, Medem works hard to frustrate the designs of a traditional intellectual/ analytical posture and visually point to that which lies beyond the simplistic representation of reality.
Original language | Spanish |
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Pages (from-to) | 353-369 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Hispanic Research Journal |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Gilles Deleuze
- Henri Bergson
- Henri Lefebvre
- Julio Medem
- Temporality
- Vacas
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Literature and Literary Theory