Romanian Cinema: Thinking Outside the Screen - Paperback

by Doru Pop (Author)

This volumeexplores the philosophical and metaphysical manifestations of contemporary cinema. Starting with the hypothesis that movies provide an experience that is both a pathway into the thinking mechanisms of modern humans and into our collective psyche, this study focuses on the elements that form the "Romanian cinematic mind" as part of the European cinema-thinking.

While this book is based on specific case studies provided by recent productions in Romanian filmmaking, such as Proroca (2017) and Touch me Not(2018), it also contextualises the national cinema within the larger, European art of making movies. Offering close interpretations of the works of world-renowned directors like Cristi Puiu, Cristian Mungiu, Corneliu Porumboiu or more recently Adina Pintilie and Constantin Popescu, this book questions the "Romanianess" of their cinematic techniques, and places their philosophical roots both in a particular mode of thinking and within continental philosophy.

Author Biography

Doru Pop is a professor of film and media studies at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania. He taught courses at Bard College, US and Columbus State University, US. He has written on visual culture, media, and politics, and essays on film studies. His publications include The Age of Promiscuity: Narrative and Mythological Meme Mutations in Contemporary Cinema and Popular Culture (2018) and Romanian New Wave Cinema: An Introduction (2014).