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Sunday, January 1, 2012

112. Palimpsest


From, “This Is How the End Begins,” by Manohla Dargis, 12/30/11, The New York Times:

“Many of the movie’s [Melancholia] themes are introduced in the first eight minutes, a masterpiece in miniature that is a palimpsest of literary, artistic and cinematic allusions.”


Palimpsest:  a manuscript that has been written on more than once; something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface

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2 comments:

  1. J. SmithJanuary 1, 2012 at 11:50 PM

    So can I then say that Palimpsest is a story overlaying a story?

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  2. JHMJanuary 3, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    Yes; that's an excellent interpretation.

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