Ambiwalencja Melancholii

• Authors: Monika Proszak , Anna Żymełka

Title variants

EN

Ambiguity of Melancholy

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

Ambiguity of Melancholy In this essay, we attempt to convey Lars von Trier’s Melancholia in the light of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy, i.e., the three metamorphoses of the spirit, contained in Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Three levels of existence (the camel, lion and child) are ascribed to the main character, Justine, whose evolution can be seen during the film. In the face of the film’s intended ambiguity, we suggest treating our essay as a voice in the discussions about Trier’s movie, which has provoked plenty of different interpretations.

EN

In this essay, we attempt to convey Lars von Trier’s Melancholia in the light of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy, i.e., the three metamorphoses of the spirit, contained in Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Three levels of existence (the camel, lion and child) are ascribed to the main character, Justine, whose evolution can be seen during the film. In the face of the film’s intended ambiguity, we suggest treating our essay as a voice in the discussions about Trier’s movie, which has provoked plenty of different interpretations.

Keywords

PL

Lars von Trier; Melancholia; Nietzsche; ambiguity; amor fati; metamorphoses of the spirit

EN

Lars von Trier; Melancholy; Nietzsche; ambiguity; amor fati; metamorphoses of the spirit; Lars von Trier; Melancholy; Nietzsche; ambiguity; amor fati; metamorphoses of the spirit

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 21
• Pages: 351-354

Dates

published

2013-01-13

Contributors

author

Monika Proszak

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński

author

Anna Żymełka

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński

References

• None

Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/i.2013.21.29