Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange(ICLACE 2022)

An Analysis of Postmodern Narrative Film Technique in Annie Hall

Authors
Siqi Lin1, , Xinwen Zhang2, *,
1College of art, Xi ‘an International Studies University, Shaanxi, 710128, China
2College of Humanities, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, 225009, China

Those authors contributed equally

*Corresponding author. Email: 192303137@stu.yzu.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Xinwen Zhang
Available Online 14 July 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220706.030How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Annie Hall; Postmodernism; narrative strategy; Montage; breaking the fourth wall
Abstract

The narrative techniques of postmodern cinema are characterized by playfulness and fragmentation. Woody Allen lends a special quality to Annie Hall through the subtle settings of the film’s narrative techniques. Building on the explanation of montage in Pudovkin’s Film Directors and Film Materials and the concept of the “fourth wall”[1] proposed by Denis Diderot, this essay analyses postmodern film narrative techniques in Annie Hall from two perspectives: the multi-temporal narrative and the intermittent narrative of breaking the fourth wall. Drawing on rich post-modern narrative techniques, the film reflects the perception on life, love and age, presenting a complex and fractured understandings of city life in contemporary society.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange(ICLACE 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
14 July 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-592-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220706.030How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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