Capitalist Magic and the Sacred Antidote in Carlos Vermut's Magical Girl (2014).

Given the ongoing Spanish crisis brought about by zealous capitalistic speculation, this article examines the film Magical Girl (2014) by Carlos Vermut as an exploration of the properties of cultural production to serve as an antidote to the 'magical' properties of capitalism. Reading in Magical Gir...

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Published in:Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) Vol. 97; no. 6; pp. 635 - 649
Main Author: TENHAAF, RACHEL
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Published: Liverpool University Press / Journals 2020
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        Given the ongoing Spanish crisis brought about by zealous capitalistic speculation, this article examines the film Magical Girl (2014) by Carlos Vermut as an exploration of the properties of cultural production to serve as an antidote to the 'magical' properties of capitalism. Reading in Magical Girl a return to the theological concept of the sacred as proposed by Jean-Luc Nancy, it argues that this sacred is a secular one best seen through artistic production because of its ability to unveil the hidden workings of the capitalist project.
        Tomando como contexto la crisis española, originada por el capitalismo especulativo financiero, este artículo examina la película Magical Girl (2014) de Carlos Vermut y explora el potencial de ciertas producciones culturales españolas como antídotos a las propiedades 'mágicas' del capitalismo. A través de una lectura de Magical Girl que la propone como un retorno al concepto teológico de lo sagrado, según lo define el filósofo francés Jean-Luc Nancy, este artículo propone a la producción artística como espacio que mejor visibiliza lo sagrado debido a su habilidad para develar los mecanismos ocultos del proyecto capitalista.
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