What is it about?
A postcolonial and Marxist analysis of the film Fiitzcarraldo, directed by Werner Herzog
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Why is it important?
It questions the Colonial Narrative that civilization always gets its way when confronted by “primitivism.”
Perspectives
This was my first published paper. While there are some very astute parts, some of the symbolism analyzed is a bit of a reach.
Trevor Cunnington
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This page is a summary of: The Night Moon: Whiteness, Modernization, Hybridity, and the Aguarana in Fitzcarraldo, Quarterly Review of Film and Video, November 2013, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10509208.2011.575680.
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