Co-Productions and the Logic of Negotiating Stereotypes: Bron|Broen and The Bridge
|
digital
Articolo
€ 6,00
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Articolo |
Ebook in formato Pdf leggibile su questi device:
|
|
|
|
|
This paper is a comparative study of the American remake The Bridge and the original Swedish-Danish TV-series Bron|Broen and the way they present national encounters and cultural framing very differently. The object is to comprehend these divergences by examining the production method (in particular the constitution and workings of the writers’ room), the dramaturgy (narrative structure, characterization, setting) and the reception of the two series, in order to draw some conclusions about the effects of production methods on the ethics of screenwriting. In several stages of the production process of Bron|Broen one can sense that the writers, producers and directors were doing their utmost best to serve the two national audiences, and in doing so, they subtly re-evaluated the cultural stereotypes that dominated their mutual relationship. Every season has practically the same pattern of showing and downsizing cultural stereotypes. Although the title was never intended as a metaphor, the series succeeds in bridging two cultures that are only seemingly alike. A close analysis of the production and writing process of the American remake on the other hand shows that a cultural border encounter needn’t result in a bilateral coproduction. The monocultural writing team of TheBridge took a different turn. By transferring the story to the border of El Paso and Juárez, they increased the story conflict, receiving critical acclaim and a Peabody Award for it. But due to the change of setting and the lack of Mexicans in the writers’ room the cultural stereotypes were extended and amplified throughout the seasons. The series didn’t succeed in bridging the two cultures and started losing viewers, including the Hispanic ones.
keywordsRemake; stereotyping; co-productions; ethics of screenwriting; Bron|Broen; The Bridge.Biografia dell'autorebart.nuyens@ehb.be |
News
20.10.2021
Dante in conclave in Università Cattolica
Mercoledì 3 novembre alle ore 17.00 presentazione del libro di Gian Luca Potestà "Dante in conclave. La Lettera ai cardinali".
05.10.2021
Voci dalle periferie per una nuova Milano
Come ripartire dalle periferie? Ne abbiamo parlato insieme a Marisa Musaio, curatrice del recente volume "Ripartire dalla città".
06.10.2021
La metafisica diventa piccola e illumina l’umano
Intervista a Silvano Petrosino, il filosofo autore di "Piccola metafisica della luce. Una teoria dello sguardo".
05.10.2021
Maryanne Wolf a Milano
Maryanne Wolf torna a Milano il 25 ottobre in occasione dei cento anni dell'Università Cattolica.
Archivio rivista
Articoli Online First
Towards the Platformization of (Social) Media Memory: Articulating Archive, Assemblage, and Ephemerality
“Scusi, chi ha fatto palo?” Continuità e disruption del calcio su internet in Italia: dalle iptv ‘pirata’ a dazn
“Scusi, chi ha fatto palo?” Continuità e disruption del calcio su internet in Italia: dalle iptv ‘pirata’ a dazn
Ultimi 3 numeri
COMUNICAZIONI SOCIALI - 2021 - 2
COMUNICAZIONI SOCIALI - 2021 - 1. Arts-Based Research in Communication and Media Studies
COMUNICAZIONI SOCIALI - 2020 - 3. Saving the Planet Bit by Bit: Environmental Communication in the Digital Age
COMUNICAZIONI SOCIALI - 2021 - 1. Arts-Based Research in Communication and Media Studies
COMUNICAZIONI SOCIALI - 2020 - 3. Saving the Planet Bit by Bit: Environmental Communication in the Digital Age
Annate disponibili online
2021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991199019891988198719861985198419831982198119801979197819771976197519741973
Fascicoli anno 2019
In evidenza
