The European space dream as an alternative in Alice Winocour's Proxima (2019)

Authors

  • Antonio Sánchez-Escalonilla Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, España

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2020.vi21.10002

Keywords:

European dream, Space exploration cinema, Woman astronaut, Motherhood, Alice Winocour, Film imaginaries

Abstract

The premiere of the film Proxima in 2019 by French filmmaker Alice Winocour established a milestone in the space travel genre by being the first featuring a European woman astronaut as the main protagonist, a family mother whose dream of joining a mission on the International Space Station come true. Conflicts with her crewmates —a Roscosmos cosmonaut and a NASA astronaut— lead to a clash of multiple world views that encompass space, geopolitics and gender roles. This article aims to analyze this socionarrative frame in Winocour's film, by looking at the European space dream as both a reference and an alternative ethos to the American dream and the Russian/Soviet dream.

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Author Biography

  • Antonio Sánchez-Escalonilla, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, España

    Antonio Sánchez-Escalonilla García-Rico

    Catedrático de Estética y Teoría de las Artes

    Director del Máster en Guion Cinematográfico y Series de TV

    Departamento de Educación, Lenguaje, Cultura y Artes, Ciencias Histórico-Jurídicas y Humanísticas y Lenguas Modernas

    Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales

    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    Madrid, España

References

Published

2020-07-24

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How to Cite

The European space dream as an alternative in Alice Winocour’s Proxima (2019). (2020). Fotocinema. Revista científica De Cine Y fotografía, 21, 145-171. https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2020.vi21.10002