Pablo Trapero’s poetics: impotence, cathabasis and corrosion of the law

Authors

  • Alfredo Dillon Universidad Católica Argentina, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2020.vi21.10015

Keywords:

Argentine cinema, Trapero, Pablo, Authors, New Argentine Cinema, Film analysis

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze some features of the poetics of Pablo Trapero, one of the most relevant and prolific directors of contemporary Argentine cinema. For this purpose, we have selected four films –El bonaerense (2002), Lion’s Den (2008), Carancho (2010) and The Clan (2015)– that are representative of different stages of his filmography. The study appeals to an authorial perspective, as well as a sociological approach of the films. The analysis of Trapero’s poetics is presented according to three axes: the construction of the characters, the figuration of family, and the emergence of a social outlook on Argentina post-crisis of 2001, marked by the corrosion of the law and the normalization of transgression. An authorial perspective contributes to the understanding of the so-called New Argentine Cinema and its industrial evolution: a phenomenon in which Trapero has played a fundamental role.

 

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Author Biography

  • Alfredo Dillon, Universidad Católica Argentina, Argentina

    Alfredo Dillon is a researcher at the Research Institute of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), and an associate professor in the Communication degrees of that University. He has a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), with a thesis on recent Argentine cinema. He has published several articles in academic journals on film, literature and communication.

    Email: alfredojdillon@gmail.com

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Published

2020-07-25

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How to Cite

Pablo Trapero’s poetics: impotence, cathabasis and corrosion of the law . (2020). Fotocinema. Revista científica De Cine Y fotografía, 21, 353-372. https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2020.vi21.10015