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The Documentary Concept, Poetic Exploration, and Limits of Canonization in Chinese Writer Biopic Films Since the New Century |
ZHAN Di, BIAN Xiang-bin |
School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060 |
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Abstract As a sub-genre of biographical films, writer biopic films not only provide us with useful references for recalling cultural memories and tracing the lives of writers but also bridge the gap between popular literature and serious literature to a certain extent, filling the gap of humanistic spirit in film creation. Since the new century, compared with Western writer biopic films, Chinese writer biopic films have built up the genre elements of this series with their unique documentary concepts and poetic explorations. The research reveals that its documentary concept is embedded in the narrative practice of audiovisual translation and cross-media reconstruction, striving to establish a contractual relationship based on the commitment of biographical facts among creators, subjects, and audiences, seeking a balance between the narrative rights of creators, the privacy rights of subjects, and the right to know of audiences, and ultimately hoping to achieve a tacit understanding at the ethical level. Based on China’s unique literary tradition, creators pay more attention to concretizing and lyricizing the unique emotional world behind the works of writers. In this way, they achieve the ideological intention of spiritual homecoming. In terms of canonization construction, the understanding and grasp of the spiritual essence of writers and works significantly affect the ideological quality of such works. However, in the creation of such films, there are also issues such as the rigid perception of specific writers, vague genre awareness, and the lack of an established stable narrative style. These problems lead to shortcomings in the films’ ideological depth, narrative strategies, and genre style.
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Received: 08 January 2025
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About author:: 深圳市哲学社会科学规划一般课题“深圳电影产业的精品化建设路径研究”(SZ2024B030) |
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