The Authenticity Feeling: Language and Dialect in the Historical Film

Frey, Mattias

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“…The term is 'Authenticity.' This is the driving force behind mainstream historical filmmaking (Frey, 2018). Did this movie provide sentiment and perception and offer some knowledge about the past events to those who may not know?…”

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“…The most common approach that movies take when depicting historical events is to strive for authenticity (Frey, 2018, Saxton, 2020. Authenticity, in the eyes of the vast majority of those who produce historical films and those who watch them, denotes a convincing recreation of the past and the successful suspension of temporal and spatial disbelief.…”

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“…Mattias Frey (2018) suggests that authenticity has three primary purposes: firstly, authenticity is deployed as an aesthetic strategy; secondly, it serves as an audience reception discourse; and thirdly, it as a marketing discourse. Quoting Jonathan Stubbs, who originally wrote the book Historical Film: A Critical Introduction.…”

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Movies that Actually Get History: The Case and a Half of Kashmir Files: A Study in Social Blogging

Pulla¹

2022

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Producing movies that are loosely based on real-life occurrences can be a challenging endeavour. In order to create a film that is successful, the filmmakers must find a way to strike a delicate balance between telling the story historically accurately and creating compelling drama. Authenticity and accuracy seem to be the two main elements in social history films. I have decided to conduct this exploratory qualitative study using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) in order to gain a better understanding of the essence of users on social media platforms. This study reports (1) the responses of moviegoers and critics to the subject matter and content of the film, and (2) investigates the viewers' and critics' perceptions of how discussions about the film took place in the media and the ensuing thermodynamics that were the result of those discussions. The movie in question is the Kashmir Files. Following the introduction in this essay is a presentation of thematical frameworks for analysis. The methodology section further explains the CDA technique utilised, and this entire paper critically examines the two important elements of authenticity and accuracy in this film.

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Pulla¹

2022

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“…As films, music biopics serve particular purposes. Whilst the perception of accuracy has been shown to be valuable to audiences (Frey 2018), as Lee Marshall and Isabel Kongsgaard illustrate, "the biopic can never be a 'real' truth as it is constrained by both the conventions of cinematic realism and broader ideologies of popular music stardom" (2012: 346). Music biopics tend to follow largely similar narrative trajectories.…”

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Lady Day on Screen

Masterson

2022

IASPM Journal

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Jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915 – 1959) is a hugely influential figure. The impact of her vocal craft – particularly her distinctive timbre, adroit use of rubato, and compellingly emotional interpretations – can be traced across subsequent generations of singers (Szwed 2015). However, details of her turbulent personal life often overshadow explorations of her musical legacy. The most recent depiction of Lady Day’s life on screen, Lee Daniels’ The United States vs. Billie Holiday, is arguably the latest retrospective to fall into this trap. However, this article argues that its mixed reception might be indicative of a small but significant shift in how Holiday’s life and work are understood. Drawing on critical reactions to the film, it explores the ways in which a narrative shift in storytelling around Holiday can be identified, and how this can contribute to our understanding of the malleability of the posthumous careers of iconic musicians.

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The Authenticity Feeling: Language and Dialect in the Historical Film

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Movies that Actually Get History: The Case and a Half of Kashmir Files: A Study in Social Blogging

Movies that Actually Get History: The Case and a Half of Kashmir Files: A Study in Social Blogging

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