Les mythes défigurés : la destruction de Londres dans les films de science-fiction post-millénaires

This article offers an analysis of the disfiguring of the myth in the films The Reign of Fire (2002), 28 Days Laters (2002), its sequel 28 Weeks Later (2007) and Children of Men (2006). All these films use some London landmarks (Westminter Palace, Tower Bridge, Tate Modern, for example) not only to...

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Main Author: Andrew M. Butler
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Language:fra
Published: Université de Limoges 2021-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/resf/9334
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description This article offers an analysis of the disfiguring of the myth in the films The Reign of Fire (2002), 28 Days Laters (2002), its sequel 28 Weeks Later (2007) and Children of Men (2006). All these films use some London landmarks (Westminter Palace, Tower Bridge, Tate Modern, for example) not only to locate the plot events, but also to destroy and reconstruct the Britishness features these famous buildings represent in the West world. Thanks to semiotic notions and Freud’s ideas, the use of myths in these films shows a mirror of the era and British culture.
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Les mythes défigurés : la destruction de Londres dans les films de science-fiction post-millénaires
ReS Futurae
cinema post-millénaire
myths
apocalyptic film
landmark
British identity
disfiguring
title Les mythes défigurés : la destruction de Londres dans les films de science-fiction post-millénaires
title_full Les mythes défigurés : la destruction de Londres dans les films de science-fiction post-millénaires
title_fullStr Les mythes défigurés : la destruction de Londres dans les films de science-fiction post-millénaires
title_full_unstemmed Les mythes défigurés : la destruction de Londres dans les films de science-fiction post-millénaires
title_short Les mythes défigurés : la destruction de Londres dans les films de science-fiction post-millénaires
title_sort les mythes defigures la destruction de londres dans les films de science fiction post millenaires
topic cinema post-millénaire
myths
apocalyptic film
landmark
British identity
disfiguring
url https://journals.openedition.org/resf/9334
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