European Cyberpunk Cinema

Arts

Lidia Merás¹ 

[1] School of Modern Languages Literatures and Cultures, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham TW20 0EX, UK;

关键词: European cinema;    animation;    co-productions;    science fiction;    cyberpunk;    dystopia;    Renaissance;    Metropia;    2000s;    transnational cinema;   

DOI  :  10.3390/arts7030045

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Renaissance (2006) and Metropia (2009) are two illustrative examples of European cyberpunk cinema of the 2000s. This article will consider the films as representative of contemporary trends in European popular filmmaking. As digital animations aimed at adult audiences and co-produced with other European countries, they epitomise a type of European film. In addition, they share a number of narrative premises. Set in the near future, Renaissance and Metropia depict a dystopian Europe. Recycling motifs from non-European science fiction classics, they share similar concerns with interconnectivity, surveillance, immigration, class, the representation of women, as well as the obsession with beauty and physical perfection. This article will analyse their themes and aesthetics in order to explore how European popular cinema promotes a certain idea of European cultural identity within the limits of an industry whose products are targeted at a global market.

【 授权许可】

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