From Patricide to Patrilineality: Adapting <i>The Wandering Earth</i> for the Big Screen
This paper discusses how Liu Cixin’s 2000 novella “The Wandering Earth” was adapted into a family melodrama that ultimately reinforces the authority of the Father and the nation-state. It analyzes the complex mechanisms, such as <i>mise en abyme</i> and scapegoating, that serve to condon...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Arts |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/9/3/94 |