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Article Dans Une Revue European journal of American studies Année : 2010

(De)constructing "America": the Case of Emir Kusturica's Arizona Dream (1993)

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By means of an analysis of Kusturica's only film about America, Arizona Dream, this article argues that while the United States offers a vision of a united society founded on diversity, it also represses, altering in the process both society and the landscape. National unity is consequently a dream – a dream the film suggests that has often been dreamed up by un-Americans. Filtered through Kusturica's own perceptions of America – and his position on the Balkan War (1991-2001) – the film seems to suggest sadness at the loss of a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural perspective. Through its representations of geography and ethnic diversity, and its dense network of filmic citations, what Arizona Dream ultimately offers is consequently a European auteur's view of the United States rather than a systematic deconstruction of the “imagined community” of “America.”
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hal-00535850 , version 1 (13-11-2010)

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David Roche. (De)constructing "America": the Case of Emir Kusturica's Arizona Dream (1993). European journal of American studies, 2010, 5 (4), http://ejas.revues.org/8653. ⟨10.4000/ejas.8653⟩. ⟨hal-00535850⟩
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