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ASBJØRN GRØNSTAD
University of
Bergen
Abstract
This essay
introduces the concept of cinekphrasis to describe an
intertextual mobilization by which static, singular images
are conceptually re-animated as moving images. Drawing upon
Wong Kar-wai’s 2007 film My Blueberry Nights as a
prime example, the essay considers the importance of
symbolic landscapes in conveying distinct cultural
sensibilities. This transtextual reading of My Blueberry
Nights identifies several tropes and themes that recur
throughout the director’s work, while at the same time also
situating the film within the context of the Euro-American
road movie.
Keywords:
Wong Kar-wai, cinema and landcape, art cinema,
intertextuality, diner, road movie, cinekphrasis |
