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    Published: 2023-12-31
    No. 10 (2023)

    Mid-Century Modern Design as a Cinematic Vision of Dystopia Based on Selected Examples of the 21st-Century Films and TV Series

    Anna Wiśnicka
    Załącznik Kulturoznawczy
    Section: Artykuły
    https://doi.org/10.21697/zk.2023.10.22

    Abstract

    The text aims to investigate various uses of the mid-century modern period pieces in the production design of films and TV series developed after the year 2000 and presenting various visions of a dystopic future. The choice of time frame for the analysis was motivated by the desire to showcase the connotations between the mid-century modern and 21st-century visions of the future which can be broadly described as retrofuturistic. On account of its primary focus on progressive ideas, new materials and forms, mid-century modern has always been broadly associated with the design of the future. The author discusses various takes on set design to highlight a wide spectrum of narrations regarding the future and its cultural dimension in selected productions incorporating iconic mid-century design pieces and, more importantly, the non-verbal message they carry.

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    Wiśnicka, A. (2023). Mid-Century Modern Design as a Cinematic Vision of Dystopia Based on Selected Examples of the 21st-Century Films and TV Series. Załącznik Kulturoznawczy, (10), 469–488. https://doi.org/10.21697/zk.2023.10.22

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