Shooting AIDS: A Comparison of Philadelphia and Les Nuits Fauves

Yıl 2000, Cilt: 3(2) Sayı: 6, 31 - 54, 01.12.2000

Nejat Ulusay

Öz

Bir Hollywood filmi olan Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme, 1993), anaakım sinema tarafından ihmal edilmiş bir konu olan AIDS'i ele almaktadır. Film, aklımıza, AIDS üzerine yapılmış başka filmlerle bu konunun sinemadaki temsiliyetinin nasıl gerçekleştiği sorularını getirmektedir. Bu makale, Philadelphia ve yönetmeninin AIDS'den ölümünden sonra kült film konumuna ulaşan, AIDS üzerine bir Fransız filmi olan Yırtıcı Geceler (Les Nuits Fauves, Cyril Collard, 1992)  üzerinde durmaktadır. Makale, AIDS üzerine kısa bir değerlendirmeden sonra, yukarıda belirtilen iki filmi, AIDS'in sinemada temsili, gerçekçilik, Hollywood ve Fransız sineması gibi konular çerçevesinde incelemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Philadelphia filmi, AIDS'in temsili, Yırtıcı Geceler filmi, sinemada temsil ve gerçekçilik, Hollywood ve Fransız sineması

Shooting AIDS: A Comparison of Philadelphia and Les Nuits Fauves

Öz

Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme, 1993), a Hollywood film, is concerned with AIDS, a topic, which has been ignored by mainstream cinema. The film reminds us of the other films on AIDS, and the ways in which the issue has been represented on the screen. This article aims to focus on Philadelphia and Les Nuits Fauves (Cyril Collard, 1992), a French film dealing with AIDS, which has gained cult status since its director died of AIDS. The article presents a brief overview on AIDS, and examines the two films mentioned above in terms of issues of the representation ofAIDS, realism, Hollywood and French cinema.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Philadelphia and Les Nuits Fauves movies, representation of AIDS, Hollywood and French cinema

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