Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2000

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Freedman, Eric M.

Abstract

Hollywood films have a great impact on many countries in the world. Fictional cinema tends to predominantly follow a particular form of narrative which is used beyond the United States. British film tends to use this format but there are filmmakers who prefer to take an alternative route to creating film. Theoretical systems of postmodernism and poststructuralism, and textual analysis, reveal that the body of films by Sally Potter: Thriller, The Gold Diggers, The-London Story, Orlando and The Tango Lesson demonstrate deconstruction to varying degrees. Analysis indicates that Potter's deconstructive films speak from different perspectives, draw attention to stereotypical representations in cinema, expose binary oppositions, comment on the nature of film, and address issues that might be ignored in dominant film. The analysis explores the roots of her deconstructive tendency, examining national and artistic angles.

Extent

115 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2000.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT12683

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