'An orchid in the land of technology': narrative and representation in Lars von Trier's 'Medea'

Title: 'An orchid in the land of technology': narrative and representation in Lars von Trier's 'Medea'
Creator: Joseph, Susan; Johnson, Marguerite
Relation: Arethusa Vol. 41, Issue 1, p. 113-132
Relation: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/arethusa
Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2008
Description: Applying Walter Benjamin's idea that the techniques of film may give a comprehensive view of unfathomable behavior, this paper demonstrates how Lars von Trier's made-for-television film supplements our understanding of the Medea plot first presented by Euripides. We demonstrate how von Trier applies the art of montage to present a dynamic picture of Medea that adds to our understanding of Euripides' themes concerning the painful split in personality that befalls a woman forced to live on the fringes of society. Of particular interest are the changes of emphasis, location, and ordering of events that von Trier made from his two most important sources, the Medea of Euripides and Carl Theodor Dreyer's unrealized scenario of Medea.
Subject: Medea; Euripides; Lars von Trier; plot
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43041
Identifier: uon:5175
Identifier: ISSN:0004-0975
Language: eng
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