Metaphors for puzzles, time, and dreams : ambiguous narratives in Kaili Blues
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Resumo: | In the film “Kaili Blues” by Bi Gan, intricate clues create complex connections between the plots steered by various characters. This relationship manifests in splitting time and alternating between dream and reality. This article analyzes Bi Gan’s approach to temporality and dreams by focusing on how he employs various film metaphors to deal with poetic narratives in his films. The article consists of three sections: First, it introduces the (puzzle) storytelling form of “Kaili Blues” as a promising area in many Chinese films. Second, it examines how puzzle films contribute to the ambiguity (plots) between characters from the perspective of infinite games. Moreover, third, the article discusses the two levels of metaphors in “Kaili Blues” that result from the condensation and displacement of metaphors, including the mutual projection of roles caused by the time-forking effect and the audience’s associations caused by the significance of dreams in Chinese tradition (or local) culture |
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Metaphors for puzzles, time, and dreams : ambiguous narratives in Kaili BluesPersonagens de cinemaKaili Blues - filmeMetáforaCinema - ChinaEnsaios críticosGan, Bi, 1989-In the film “Kaili Blues” by Bi Gan, intricate clues create complex connections between the plots steered by various characters. This relationship manifests in splitting time and alternating between dream and reality. This article analyzes Bi Gan’s approach to temporality and dreams by focusing on how he employs various film metaphors to deal with poetic narratives in his films. The article consists of three sections: First, it introduces the (puzzle) storytelling form of “Kaili Blues” as a promising area in many Chinese films. Second, it examines how puzzle films contribute to the ambiguity (plots) between characters from the perspective of infinite games. Moreover, third, the article discusses the two levels of metaphors in “Kaili Blues” that result from the condensation and displacement of metaphors, including the mutual projection of roles caused by the time-forking effect and the audience’s associations caused by the significance of dreams in Chinese tradition (or local) cultureCommon Ground Research NetworksRepositório da Universidade de LisboaYang, Yu2023-05-24T12:57:07Z20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/57565engIn: The international journal of literary humanities, Vol. 21, nº2 (2023). - p.1-202327-8676info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T17:06:08Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/57565Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:08:03.792844Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Metaphors for puzzles, time, and dreams : ambiguous narratives in Kaili Blues |
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Metaphors for puzzles, time, and dreams : ambiguous narratives in Kaili Blues |
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Metaphors for puzzles, time, and dreams : ambiguous narratives in Kaili Blues Yang, Yu Personagens de cinema Kaili Blues - filme Metáfora Cinema - China Ensaios críticos Gan, Bi, 1989- |
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Metaphors for puzzles, time, and dreams : ambiguous narratives in Kaili Blues |
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Metaphors for puzzles, time, and dreams : ambiguous narratives in Kaili Blues |
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Yang, Yu |
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Yang, Yu |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Yang, Yu |
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Personagens de cinema Kaili Blues - filme Metáfora Cinema - China Ensaios críticos Gan, Bi, 1989- |
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Personagens de cinema Kaili Blues - filme Metáfora Cinema - China Ensaios críticos Gan, Bi, 1989- |
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In the film “Kaili Blues” by Bi Gan, intricate clues create complex connections between the plots steered by various characters. This relationship manifests in splitting time and alternating between dream and reality. This article analyzes Bi Gan’s approach to temporality and dreams by focusing on how he employs various film metaphors to deal with poetic narratives in his films. The article consists of three sections: First, it introduces the (puzzle) storytelling form of “Kaili Blues” as a promising area in many Chinese films. Second, it examines how puzzle films contribute to the ambiguity (plots) between characters from the perspective of infinite games. Moreover, third, the article discusses the two levels of metaphors in “Kaili Blues” that result from the condensation and displacement of metaphors, including the mutual projection of roles caused by the time-forking effect and the audience’s associations caused by the significance of dreams in Chinese tradition (or local) culture |
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In: The international journal of literary humanities, Vol. 21, nº2 (2023). - p.1-20 2327-8676 |
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