Journal of Literary Criticism

Journal of Literary Criticism

Review of "Narrative Time" in "Repeaters" based on Gérard Genette's narratology

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Danial Basanj 1
Hossein Taghizadeh 2
1 Assistant Professor in Teaching FFL and Linguistics Department of French Language and Literature Shahid Beheshti University
2 PhD student in French literature Department of French Language and Literature Shahid Beheshti University
Abstract
This paper aims to examine a Carl Bessai's movie produced in 2010; from the perspective of narrative time analysis based on Gérard Genette's theory. We believe that the film can also be seen as an analyzable text; and we will see how the study of narrative time will be more possible for the film than the novel, but at the same time it will have its own complexities in other areas.
The purpose of this study is to explain the function of Gérard Genette's narrative time theory in our proposed study of cinema. To this end, in order to find the answer to this question, we will proceed with the process of what Gérard Genette's theory of narrative time has to do with ‘Repeaters’ and how the components of narration work, both in advancing the narrative of the film and in conveying an implicit message. It gives the audience a significant share. In the end, we will see that the structuralist and analytical method of Genette will give us the opportunity to compare the time of the story and the time of the narrative - in the three areas of order, duration and frequency - and with quantitative divisions - such as Dividing the days, events, characters, etc., and thus it helps us to better understand the relationship between the chain of events and the possible causes of their occurrence and reveal the hidden signs of the film.
Keywords
Time
Narrative
Narratology
Film
Story
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Journal of Literary Criticism
Volume 5, Issue 9
March 2021
Pages 57-27

  • Receive Date 10 May 2020
  • Revise Date 05 July 2020
  • Accept Date 11 July 2020