How are Film Endings shaped by their Socio-historical Context? Part 1

Catalin Brylla

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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 languageEnglish
JournalImage and Narrative
Volume4
Issue number2
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 31 May 2004

Keywords

  • endings
  • narrative
  • australian cinema

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