Discourses on national cinema

Question 1

national cinema conclusion

Answer 1

• We should question national cinema but it is too deeply ingrained to ignore altogether
• But it is important to question the “national” of national cinema
• Cinema and film culture are not contained by the nation state
• The complexities of the international film industry and economy should not be overlooked

Question 2

“Framing National Cinemas,” (Hayward)

Answer 2

Hayward identifies the difficulty of defining NC and questions the need.
cinema is not a “pure” product of one nation - - Modern cultural formations are hybrid AND films operate across transnational borders .

• frames national cinema as a practice that should not conceal power structures but show scattered and multiple identities as well as fractured hegemonies

Question 3

The Limiting Imagination of National Cinema, Higson

Answer 3

argues that national cinema should go beyond eurocentricity.
deconstructs the concept of national cinema bc using BA’s imagined community.
says that NC fetishises nationalism and creates false boundaries through a process of otherisation

Question 4

some issues with national cinema

Answer 4

• nations are pluricultural
• film production crosses borders
• who is the audience