The Authenticity Feeling: Language and Dialect in the Historical Film

The pursuit of authenticity is film’s dominant mode of historical representation. For the overwhelming majority of historical film makers and audiences, authenticity signifies a realistic historical experience, an effective suspension of temporal-spatial disbelief. Authenticity, as the engine of mai...

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Main Author: Frey, Mattias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bremen 2018-11-01
Series:Research in Film and History
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Online Access:https://film-history.org/approaches/authenticity-feeling
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spelling doaj.art-e9c67a41a8f5422aa9603e1847a150bc2022-12-21T22:08:52ZengUniversity of BremenResearch in Film and History2627-58482018-11-01New Approaches148https://doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/14811The Authenticity Feeling: Language and Dialect in the Historical FilmFrey, MattiasThe pursuit of authenticity is film’s dominant mode of historical representation. For the overwhelming majority of historical film makers and audiences, authenticity signifies a realistic historical experience, an effective suspension of temporal-spatial disbelief. Authenticity, as the engine of mainstream historical filmmaking, has three chief functions: as an aesthetic strategy, a reception discourse and a marketing discourse.https://film-history.org/approaches/authenticity-feelingauthenticitydialecthistorical filmlanguagethe king's speechdas wunder von bernzodiac
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The Authenticity Feeling: Language and Dialect in the Historical Film
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historical film
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the king's speech
das wunder von bern
zodiac
title The Authenticity Feeling: Language and Dialect in the Historical Film
title_full The Authenticity Feeling: Language and Dialect in the Historical Film
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title_short The Authenticity Feeling: Language and Dialect in the Historical Film
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