Colouring the claim: visual code and national allegiance in 120 Battements par minute (Robin Campillo, 2017).
The visual language of 120 Battements par minute imposes a disciplined approach to colour: specifically, the Tricolore. Blue, white, and red appear in a colour 'chord' that indexes the French flag. This chromatic iconography enables the film to assimilate minoritarian discourses into a French Republ...
| Publicado en: | Modern & Contemporary France Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 209 - 226 |
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