The beautiful and the damned: Depictions of Scottish childhoods in Small Deaths and Gasman

IF 0.1 0 FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION

Short Film Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.1386/sfs_00052_1

R. Milne

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Abstract

This article explores the function of poetic child realism in two of Lynne Ramsay’s short films, Small Deaths (1996) and Gasman (1998). Investigating the role of the orphaned child embedded in Scottish film culture, this article considers the ways in which the intersection of social and familial realities is portrayed through the subjective viewpoints of female children. Through an examination of the films’ aesthetic and narrative elements, alongside a discussion of the role of industrial iconography and spaces, I argue that Lynne Ramsay’s films deviate from and subvert a traditionally masculine and patriarchal representation of working-class Scottish life on-screen.

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美丽与诅咒：《小小的死亡》和《加斯曼》中对苏格兰童年的描写

本文探讨了诗意儿童现实主义在林恩·拉姆齐的两部短片《小死亡》（1996）和《加斯曼》（1998）中的作用。通过调查孤儿在苏格兰电影文化中的角色，本文考虑了通过女性儿童的主观观点来描绘社会和家庭现实的交叉点的方式。通过对电影美学和叙事元素的研究，以及对工业图像学和空间作用的讨论，我认为林恩·拉姆齐的电影偏离并颠覆了传统上对苏格兰工人阶级银幕生活的男性化和父权制的表现。

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