OPERA AND FILM – AN UNLIKELY MARRIAGE

The aim of the following study is to analyze the manner in which opera music influenced film and became a crucial building block of certain cinematic narratives, in such films as Jonathan Demme’s Philadephia (USA, 1993), Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element (France, 1997) and Liliana Cavani’s Il portiere...

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Main Author: Julianna KÖPECZI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babeș-Bolyai University 2013-12-01
Series:Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
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Online Access:https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/8852
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spelling doaj-art-5ad06aeff4f64385bf10ef038f134c142025-02-11T11:01:08ZengBabeș-Bolyai UniversityStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica1844-43692065-96282013-12-01582OPERA AND FILM – AN UNLIKELY MARRIAGEJulianna KÖPECZI0Transatlantic Studies Masters Program Student, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. E-mail: [email protected] The aim of the following study is to analyze the manner in which opera music influenced film and became a crucial building block of certain cinematic narratives, in such films as Jonathan Demme’s Philadephia (USA, 1993), Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element (France, 1997) and Liliana Cavani’s Il portiere di note / The Night Porter (Italy, 1974). By revealing the correspondence between these audiovisual mediums and examining the common language used by them we intent to reveal numerous facets of this symbiotic relationship, all put in the service of lending meaning to the film, thus making the viewer’s escapist adventure truly unique. https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/8852operafilmmusicnarrativecorrespondencemeaning
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OPERA AND FILM – AN UNLIKELY MARRIAGE
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
opera
film
music
narrative
correspondence
meaning
title OPERA AND FILM – AN UNLIKELY MARRIAGE
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title_full_unstemmed OPERA AND FILM – AN UNLIKELY MARRIAGE
title_short OPERA AND FILM – AN UNLIKELY MARRIAGE
title_sort opera and film an unlikely marriage
topic opera
film
music
narrative
correspondence
meaning
url https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/8852
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