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Identity and Construction in Postmodern Context of Art Film Blue is the Warmest Color

  • Li, Nan (Dept. of Business Administration, Namseoul Univ.) ;
  • Jung, Heonyong (Dept. of Business Administration, Namseoul Univ.)
  • Received : 2021.11.24
  • Accepted : 2022.03.08
  • Published : 2022.03.31
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Abstract

This paper focuses on the aesthetic ideology and aesthetic style embodied in the work of 'Blue is the Warmest Color' to dissect it and examine the identity and construction of identity as a minority group in a postmodern context. Blue is the Warmest Color is a film that focuses on homosexual emotions in adolescent development, showing the budding love and emotional orientation of a 15-year-old girl's adolescence, and the ecstsy and torment that comes with an awakened consciousness. The evolutionary process of the characters' emotional orientations is dissected, pointing out that the central theme of the film is the concern for fluid identity and self-identity. Through the narrative and the setting of the characters' emotional patterns and the "Body Writing" of women, this paper further examine the typical variability and fragmentation of postmodern identity, and interpret in detail the content, messages and effects of the characters' dialogues in the film to illustrate the way in which the work expresses class and identity differences. The research method is based on textual analysis and theoretical research.

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