Affiliation:
1. Independent Researcher, Cork, Ireland
Abstract
One of the manifestations of unresolved trauma is associated with the use of
Balkan stereotypes and self-Balkanisation in films. In this paper, I explore
the connection between unresolved trauma and the music used to express
Balkan stereotypes, focusing on a case study dedicated to Goran Bregovic?s
soundtrack for Emir Kusturica?s film Podzemlje [Underground] (1995). I
analyse the track ?Mesecina [Moonlight]? featured in the film, and observe
how the music goes hand in hand with the portrayal of some of the main
characters as ?wild Balkan men? associated with a myriad of negative
characteristics and stereotypes.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
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