Abstract
A central feature of European urban landscapes, the square represents the public space par excellence. At the end of WW2 and in the immediate postwar time, the role of cinema in representing and reimagining urban squares was crucial. Through film images, they became the stage and the mirror of a Europe in transition. This contribution, examining Italian, French, German, and Czechoslovak cases, posits the square as an essential iconeme in postwar nonfiction cinema and visual culture, acting as a fil rouge to visually retrace the path of Europe from war to peace, and into new forms of political tension.
Recommended Citation
Villa, Paolo. "War and Peace. The Film Iconeme of the Urban Square as Image of Europe in Transition (1944-1948)." Artl@s Bulletin 12, no. 1 (2023): Article 9.
Included in
European History Commons, History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons, Visual Studies Commons
