郑丹琪, ZHENG DAN QI (2015). 陈哲艺电影中的家庭书写与叙述政治: 从影片《爸妈不在家》谈起 = REPRESENTATIONS OF FAMILY AND NARRATIVE POLITICS IN ANTHONY CHEN'S FILM : . ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract:
Anthony Chen is a young Singapore filmmaker. He graduated
from Singapore Ngee Ann Polytechnic and studied at National
film & Television school in UK for his master degree. He has
gained rich experience in short films' making. In 2007, his short
film became the first Singapore film to be awarded at
the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. His first feature film is about a Singaporean family of three and their newly
arrived Filipino maid. The maid and the naughty boy she cares for,
soon form a bond. Their unique connection continues to develop
and she becomes an unspoken part of the family. This film made a
great success. It won the Camera d'Or for best first feature film
and also won four Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan. With this
film , Anthony Chen opens a new page in the history
of Singapore film industry and he also made a contribution to the
world's Chinese film.
This thesis focuses on the film . The first part
examines how the family was represented in the film in order to
show the director's reflection on urban modernization. The second
part of the thesis explores the narrative politics by observing how
the maid's perspective constructs a broader understanding of
Singapore.Anthony Chen is a young Singapore filmmaker. He graduated
from Singapore Ngee Ann Polytechnic and studied at National
film & Television school in UK for his master degree. He has
gained rich experience in short films' making. In 2007, his short
film became the first Singapore film to be awarded at
the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. His first feature film is about a Singaporean family of three and their newly
arrived Filipino maid. The maid and the naughty boy she cares for,
soon form a bond. Their unique connection continues to develop
and she becomes an unspoken part of the family. This film made a
great success. It won the Camera d'Or for best first feature film
and also won four Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan. With this
film , Anthony Chen opens a new page in the history
of Singapore film industry and he also made a contribution to the
world's Chinese film.
This thesis focuses on the film . The first part
examines how the family was represented in the film in order to
show the director's reflection on urban modernization. The second
part of the thesis explores the narrative politics by observing how
the maid's perspective constructs a broader understanding of
Singapore.
