from persona to mulholland drive: when cinema replaces narrative with the logic of dreaming
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from persona to mulholland drive: when cinema replaces narrative with the logic of dreaming
"Cinema begins to shift when it no longer guarantees that one thing follows another for a reason. Narrative usually secures that relation. It tells us why something happens, what it leads to, who it belongs to."
"What changes first is time. Not in the obvious sense of flashbacks or jumps, but more subtly, in the way scenes relate to each other. A moment returns, but slightly altered, as if it had been remembered rather than repeated."
"In Lynch, repetition produces instability. A scene feels familiar because it exists in more than one version at once. Identity follows the same pattern. A character does not change into someone else, they seem to occupy multiple positions simultaneously."
Cinema evolves when it no longer adheres to linear narratives, replacing causality with association and recurrence. In films by directors like Luis Buñuel and David Lynch, time becomes circular, with scenes repeating without consequence. This repetition creates instability, as characters occupy multiple identities simultaneously. The viewer experiences overlapping realities that do not resolve, leading to a dream-like state where meaning is derived from proximity rather than a clear progression.
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