Life in Movement: A French Impressionist Critical Approach to Terrence Malick's Films

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Life in Movement: A French Impressionist Critical Approach to Terrence Malick's Films

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Terrence Malick’s films from Badlands (1973) to The Tree of Life (2011) have generally received critical praise, as well as being the focus of detailed scholarly work. By contrast, his more recent films, what Robert Sinnerbrink refers to as the “Weightless trilogy” with To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015) and Song to Song (2017), have been widely criticised and have been largely neglected academically. This thesis endeavours to situate the aesthetic features of these three films withi...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2021

Creator

Johnson, Matthew

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Life_in_Movement_A_French_Impressionist_Critical_Approach_to...

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Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified / French Impressionism / Photogenie / Pure Cinema / Studies in Creative Arts and Writing not elsewhere classified / Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture / School: School of English, Film, Theatre, Media Studies and Art History / Unit: University Library / Degree Discipline: Film / Degree Name: Master of Arts / Degree Level: Masters / Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing not elsewhere classified

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