The importance of being “on the road” : A reading of the journey in Darjeeling Limited (2007), by Wes Anderson.

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Autor(a) principal: Duarte, José
Data de Publicação: 2015
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/27801
Resumo: Road stories are significant cultural objects that “provide a ready space for [the] exploration” (Cohan and Hark 1997, 2) of different landscapes, contributing to the encounter of the traveller with him/ herself or with the Other. These cultural encounters offer the opportunity both for inner reflection upon the nation in which the protagonists travel. Such is the case of the Whitman brothers in The Darjeeling Limited (2007, Wes Anderson), who embark on a journey in India seeking spiritual enlightenment from the problems of the past. The confrontation with the foreign Other will not only put into perspective a changed notion of the Indian nation but also their true purpose in life. Based upon the idea of the transformative power of journeys, and considering The Darjeeling Limited as a road movie, this article analyzes the brothers’ awakening as they travel deeper into the Indian landscape to emerge with a renewed sense of self.
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title The importance of being “on the road” : A reading of the journey in Darjeeling Limited (2007), by Wes Anderson.
spellingShingle The importance of being “on the road” : A reading of the journey in Darjeeling Limited (2007), by Wes Anderson.
Duarte, José
Journey
Road stories
Cinema
Transformation
The Darjeeling Limited
Anderson, Wes
title_short The importance of being “on the road” : A reading of the journey in Darjeeling Limited (2007), by Wes Anderson.
title_full The importance of being “on the road” : A reading of the journey in Darjeeling Limited (2007), by Wes Anderson.
title_fullStr The importance of being “on the road” : A reading of the journey in Darjeeling Limited (2007), by Wes Anderson.
title_full_unstemmed The importance of being “on the road” : A reading of the journey in Darjeeling Limited (2007), by Wes Anderson.
title_sort The importance of being “on the road” : A reading of the journey in Darjeeling Limited (2007), by Wes Anderson.
author Duarte, José
author_facet Duarte, José
author_role author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Duarte, José
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Journey
Road stories
Cinema
Transformation
The Darjeeling Limited
Anderson, Wes
topic Journey
Road stories
Cinema
Transformation
The Darjeeling Limited
Anderson, Wes
description Road stories are significant cultural objects that “provide a ready space for [the] exploration” (Cohan and Hark 1997, 2) of different landscapes, contributing to the encounter of the traveller with him/ herself or with the Other. These cultural encounters offer the opportunity both for inner reflection upon the nation in which the protagonists travel. Such is the case of the Whitman brothers in The Darjeeling Limited (2007, Wes Anderson), who embark on a journey in India seeking spiritual enlightenment from the problems of the past. The confrontation with the foreign Other will not only put into perspective a changed notion of the Indian nation but also their true purpose in life. Based upon the idea of the transformative power of journeys, and considering The Darjeeling Limited as a road movie, this article analyzes the brothers’ awakening as they travel deeper into the Indian landscape to emerge with a renewed sense of self.
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