Object's details: [The Medieval Universe of Fear as a Metaphor for Contemporaneity in a Parabolic Tale of Enslavement by the System (Stanislav Barabáš’s Darkness Covers the Earth, as Interpreted by Jerzy Andrzejewski, 1989)

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[The Medieval Universe of Fear as a Metaphor for Contemporaneity in a Parabolic Tale of Enslavement by the System (Stanislav Barabáš’s Darkness Covers the Earth, as Interpreted by Jerzy Andrzejewski, 1989)
Creator:
Kolasińska-Pasterczyk, Iwona
Description:
Inspired by researchers investigating the relationship between cinema and history, namely, Marc Ferro (noting the possibility that presenting ancient societies allows for a better understanding of contemporary ones) and Dorota Skotarczak (pointing out the importance of visualizing the past), the author proposes a case of a film (of literary provenance) in which a historical “costume” is a mask allowing for a substitute representation of contemporary reality and providing an excuse to universalize the message. Darkness Covers the Earth (Torquemada, dir. Stanislav Barabáš, 1989) is an example of a film in which the dark pages of ancient history (the Spanish Inquisition in the 15th century) function as a prefiguration of the totalitarian systems of the 20th century. It is also a kind of parable set in historical realities, prompting reflection on the essence of history. It exemplifies the path from historical staffage to historiosophy. The historiosophical tone of Barabáš’s film was encoded in three confessional situations.
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free access
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.pl ;
Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 Iwona Kolasińska-Pasterczyk
Date:
2025.10.27
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Language:
Polish
Source:
Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication; Vol. 38 No. 47 (2025): Faces of Visual History; 171-192;
Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication; Tom 38 Nr 47 (2025): Faces of Visual History; 171-192;
2720-040X;
1731-450X
Format:
application/pdf
Publisher:
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
Relation: https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/49836/40318
Subject:
Ciemności kryją ziemię;
Torquemada;
Stanislav Barabáš;
historiosophy;
cinematic representation of history
Identifier: https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/49836
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Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM

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