Diaspora on a Journey. Intergenerational Gap, the Myth of a Glorious Return and Other Mythologising Techniques in Ismaël Ferroukhi’s „The Great Journey” and „The Edge of Heaven” by Fatih Akın
Adam Domalewski
domalewski.adam@gmail.comAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4313-5146
Abstract
The article deals with two films, which are examples of contemporary diasporic cinema, whose characters come from countries with a Muslim religious tradition: from Turkey and Morocco. The Great Journey (2004) by Ismaël Ferroukhi and The Edge of Heaven (2007) by Fatih Akın are films about the intergenerational distance in diaspora families, and the formula of the road cinema used in them illustrates the attempt of the heroes to get closer to themselves thanks to a joint (The Great Journey) or separate (The Edge of Heaven) overcoming large spaces. In both of these films there is a characteristic theme of diasporic cinema, which is the myth of a glorious return. Both films also take the form of film parables whose significance is rooted in Islamic spirituality and beliefs. Whilst the two films are not religious in the strict sense, they strongly mythologise space: in a positive manner in the case of The Great Journey and negative in The Edge of Heaven.
Keywords:
Fatih Akın, Ismaël Ferroukhi, diasporic cinema, road movies, islamReferences
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Adam Domalewskidomalewski.adam@gmail.com
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4313-5146
Doktor nauk o sztuce, absolwent filmoznawstwa i teatrologii, adiunkt w Instytucie Filmu, Mediów i Sztuk Audiowizualnych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza. Zajmuje się badaniami filmu i religii; obecnie przygotowuje monografię dotyczącą obrazów islamu w europejskim kinie diasporycznym. Publikował m.in. w „Images” i „Ekranach”.
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