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Retro, Nostalgia and Absurdity: The British Temperaments in Film 1917

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  • Guo Han

    (BA student, School of Foreign Languages, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, 200237)

  • Hua Jing

    (Associate Professor, School of Foreign Languages, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, 200237, Research interests: Comparative literature and culture)

Abstract

The British film 1917 tells the story of two British corporals who crossed dangerous enemy territory to deliver vital information during World War I. The film is full of the retro and nostalgic temperament of British history. The main line of the film, the messenger mission and the battlefield ruins set off against the lonely soldiers, highlighting its absurd aesthetics. This article provides a detailed analysis of British temperaments conveyed in the film 1917 and it is found out the typical British temperaments of being retro, nostalgic and absurd are fully conveyed in this film. And with the understanding of these temperaments one can understand and appreciate the film in a better way.

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  • Guo Han & Hua Jing, 2020. "Retro, Nostalgia and Absurdity: The British Temperaments in Film 1917," International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development, vol. 3(11), pages 149-153, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:ijllt0:v:3:y:2020:i:11:id:822
    DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2020.3.11.14
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