"The Tube is Flickering Now": Aesthetics of Authenticity in Good Night, and Good Luck
The article examines the Clooney/Heslov/Soderbergh production Good Night, and Good Luck“ (2005). Its unusual visual style (cinematography, mise-en-scène, etc.) enables an immediate aesthetic viewing experience of Cold War America. Drawing on Fluck's discussion about aesthetics and its socio-cul...
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Regensburg: Current objectives in postgraduate American studies c/o Universität Regensburg/Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
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| description | The article examines the Clooney/Heslov/Soderbergh production Good Night, and Good Luck“ (2005). Its unusual visual style (cinematography, mise-en-scène, etc.) enables an immediate aesthetic viewing experience of Cold War America. Drawing on Fluck's discussion about aesthetics and its socio-cultural function, the "docu-drama" (Doherty 53), while referring to the era of McCarthyism, serves as an instance of articulation for the dissatisfaction with contemporary American politics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e090660c69d04d3c8dcb3c1ec0f04bf92024-11-15T07:30:04ZengRegensburg: Current objectives in postgraduate American studies c/o Universität Regensburg/Institut für Anglistik und AmerikanistikCurrent Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies1861-61272012-03-01810.5283/copas.98"The Tube is Flickering Now": Aesthetics of Authenticity in Good Night, and Good LuckSina NitzscheThe article examines the Clooney/Heslov/Soderbergh production Good Night, and Good Luck“ (2005). Its unusual visual style (cinematography, mise-en-scène, etc.) enables an immediate aesthetic viewing experience of Cold War America. Drawing on Fluck's discussion about aesthetics and its socio-cultural function, the "docu-drama" (Doherty 53), while referring to the era of McCarthyism, serves as an instance of articulation for the dissatisfaction with contemporary American politics.https://copas.uni-regensburg.de/index.php/copas/article/view/98 |
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