After Authority

After Authority contends that art cinema’s constitutive ambiguity is a product of its having been forged in and around moments of transition from authoritarianism or totalitarianism to democracy. Kalling Heck compares films from Italy, Hungary, South Korea, and the United States in order to explore the political potentials of ambiguity in art cinema.

Dupa ce Autoritatea a explorat tendinta cinematografiei de arta de a raspunde la tranzitia politica, apeland la ambiguitate, un sistem care sta in mod ideal reaparitia logicii autoritare in arta si in alte parti. Comparand filme din Italia, Ungaria, Coreea de Sud si Statele Unite, aceasta carte sustine ca traditia estetica a ambiguitatii in cinematografia de arta poate fi trasata la conditii post-autoritare si ca se afla in contextul unei tranzitii departe de autoritarism unde estetica cinematografiei de arta devine lizibila.