Exodus as a re-articulation of film style

Jonas Carpignano and the European cinema of the 21st century

  • Pietro Masciullo Sapienza University of Roma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/sigma.v0i7.10508
Keywords: European cinema, world cinema, transnational style, exodus, Jonas Carpignano

Abstract

The essay intends to provide a mapping of contemporary European cinema, focusing on recurring styles and themes, and questioning the possible codification of a transnational style. It considers the three films by the young Italian director Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea (2015), A Ciambra (2017), A Chiara (2021) – and analyses them as paradigmatic examples of the forms of narrative rewriting of the Exodus (from emigration to epos of the mythical tale) between neorealism and the codes of popular cinema.

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Author Biography

Pietro Masciullo, Sapienza University of Roma

Pietro Masciullo is an Assistant Professor (RTDA) in Film & Television Studies at Sapienza University of Rome, where he teaches Contemporary cinema and Screenwriting. He is member of the editorial board of “Cinema e Storia” and “Fata Morgana”. He has published several essays in scientific journals. He is the author of the book Road to Nowhere. Il cinema contemporaneo come laboratorio autoriflessivo (Bulzoni, 2017).

Published
2023-12-15
How to Cite
MasciulloP. (2023). Exodus as a re-articulation of film style. SigMa - Rivista Di Letterature Comparate, Teatro E Arti Dello Spettacolo, (7), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.6093/sigma.v0i7.10508
Issue
No 7 (2023): Escapes and returns. Rewritings of exodus in contemporary arts
Section
Sezione monografica

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