Toward Post- Truth Era: What Happened in 1974- 1975 Cinema Season?


Atay S.

Representations of Journalism in Movie Culture, IGI Global, ss.185-208, 2026

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4018/979-8-3373-9008-6.ch008
  • Yayınevi: IGI Global
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185-208
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Films crystallize the zeitgeist and drive cinematic evolution, enabling directors to shape paradigms. Analyzing Pakula's Parallax View (1974), Schlöndorff & von Trotta's Katharina Blum (1975), and Antonioni's Passenger (1975) reveals their prophetic relevance. In the Post- Truth Era, the journalist in Parallax View embodies a futile struggle for truth within a system built on suppression. Katharina Blum depicts defamation as a lethal social engineering tactic; today, with routine character assassination, its tragedy is magnified, proving how easily narrative destroys individuals. The Passenger offers an existential portrait of postmodern uncertainty—identity swap signifies a dissolution of self and mission, mirroring modern anxieties. Collectively, these films transcend their 1970s context, functioning as urgent predictions of informational chaos and journalistic erosion.