Abstract
This article explores the aspect of filmic narratolgy that has been neglected for a long time in cinema and media studies: endings. Richard Neupert's The End - Narration and Closure in the Cinema (1995), a rare work on this topic, is examined, and its theory tested on Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975), a film that does not easily fit Neupert's framework. This film has raised controversial views about whether it has an open or a closed ending. Trying to shade light on this debate Picnic at Hanging Rock is examined a second time by proposing a new model that relates the ending to the context the film was made in.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Image and Narrative |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 31 May 2004 |
Keywords
- endings
- narrative
- australian cinema