(Science) Fiction
Genre Hybridization in Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle's The Silent World (1956)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11353030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Phillip D Duncan (0000-0001-8274-5994, University of Oregon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-117 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Popular Film and Television (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6051 • E-ISSN: 1930-6458 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01956051.2018.1465886 |
| OpenAlex | W2889744802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Upon its release, The Silent World (1956) immediately changed the way the ocean was popularly represented. While revolutionary in its presentation, the film draws heavily from the vocabularies of two established yet disparate genres—safari and science fiction. This hybridization is explored by examining both the film's text and context
Art · Art history · Fantasy · Literature · Performance art · Sci-Fi · French Literature and Critical Theory · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |