29.3.08

articles : part II

Hines, Babbette. Photobooth. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.

While this book is just a compilation of photo strips found, the preface and
forward were really interesting. Hines talks about how we look at pictures, 
"searching for a resemblance to my own, watch my story unfold as theirs 
does". Understanding ourselves in relationship to others, while also making 
meaning out of these seemingly worthless pictures is something that I focused 
a great deal on with my RA II. She also references "the Face" by Sartre; however, 
I was unable (as was the librarian) to find it anywhere. Also, she talks about 
time -- how these photos can transport you immediately to these other times 
with these individuals found in each strip. Also in photostrips, people are able
 to make themselves who they want to be-- a believable truth that mixes truth 
and fiction. 

Photobooth.net has some stuff on Amélie-- as well as photo booths in other
films and other information about them. They discuss photo booths around the
world, different photo booth artists as well as other projects. I think that this
would be interesting to look at and see how they do work in society and also then
within the film? It also seems like a pretty reputable source that doesn't promote
any crazy ideas.
"For most of us, the photobooth is a shopping mall memory from our childhood, a diversion while waiting for the movie to start. For others, the photobooth is an unbiased and silent historian, capturing a spontaneous moment in four slices of time."

most of the things ive read so far have talked about jeunet and negative aspects of it so I've found some short articles that support Amélie:

http://content.epnet.com/pdf14_16/pdf/2004/L2I/01Oct04/15446476.pdf?T=P&P=AN&K=15446476&EbscoContent=dGJyMNHX8kSeqLc4y9fwOLCmrlCeqLBSs6e4S7GWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMPGut1G1qLFMuePfgeyx%2BEu3q64A&D=aph

http://orb.wulib.wustl.edu:80/V/RSJQMYS5UPASU5HDVUSI8A5IM9XCB3HAU46G1FAUYDSI9DBL2M-07750?func=quick-3&short-format=002&set_number=183269&set_entry=000001&format=999

http://orb.wulib.wustl.edu:80/V/RSJQMYS5UPASU5HDVUSI8A5IM9XCB3HAU46G1FAUYDSI9DBL2M-09945?func=quick-3&short-format=002&set_number=183313&set_entry=000002&format=999

Amélie : Le Fabuleux destin d' Amélie Poulain (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001) / Isabelle Vanderschelden

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2007.

Is this just the film?? i don't think so but i'm not sure.



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey! can u bring those books for me tomorrow?

Ms Bates said...

Lauren--you can make this links live in the blogger editor--otherwise they get cut off and can't be followed.

These are some interesting threads to pull on. I wonder--what kinds of scholarly sources are you locating also?