Have you got a light? Here are some of the ways that lighters have helped to illuminate a film's narrative
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"Cigarette lighters featured in films often go beyond their utilitarian function to serve as signifiers of a character's identity, becoming extensions of their owners' personas. These objects can reveal and illuminate multifaceted aspects of a character's life and psyche – including innermost secrets and desires.
Films depict cigarette lighters as tools of crime, deception, exoneration, investigation and manipulation. They are often represented as devices that drive the narrative, because the acquisition, possession and/or loss of a cigarette lighter can carry significant implications for the plot."
1. Strangers on a Train...
This week's Clip joint is by Marcelline Block. Take a look at her blog, and you can follow her on Twitter here.
Think you can do better? Email your idea for a future Clip joint to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk.
"Cigarette lighters featured in films often go beyond their utilitarian function to serve as signifiers of a character's identity, becoming extensions of their owners' personas. These objects can reveal and illuminate multifaceted aspects of a character's life and psyche – including innermost secrets and desires.
Films depict cigarette lighters as tools of crime, deception, exoneration, investigation and manipulation. They are often represented as devices that drive the narrative, because the acquisition, possession and/or loss of a cigarette lighter can carry significant implications for the plot."
1. Strangers on a Train...
- 8/8/2012
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
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- by By Mayer Nissim
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