To narrate, to think

Notes on cinema

Abstract

Cinema is more than mere amusement. From the XXth century on, cinema joined the novel and the short story in their purpose of telling the intimate story of nations, as Vargas Llosa once said when defining literature. And by asuming the role of “narrator of our time”, cinema has become something much more powerful than the so called entertainment industry. The narrative act is, as it has been since ancient times, a form of exploration of humanity, a way of thinking time and existence.