JARDINES DE LA MENTE. ANÁLISIS TEXTUAL Y SINTOMATOLOGÍA SOCIAL EN BIENVENIDO MR. CHANCE DE HAL ASHBY.

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Title:	JARDINES DE LA MENTE. ANÁLISIS TEXTUAL Y SINTOMATOLOGÍA SOCIAL EN BIENVENIDO MR. CHANCE DE HAL ASHBY.
Authors:	GASTAKA EGUSKIZA, Ignacio¹ (AUTHOR) ignacio.gastaca@ehu.eus
Source:	Journal of Medicine & Movies / Revista de Medicina y Cine. Dec2024, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p387-396. 10p.
Subjects:	NARRATION in motion pictures, INTELLECTUAL disabilities, MODERN society, WESTERN civilization, AMERICAN Dream
Abstract (English):	The article focuses on a structuralist film analysis of the movie "Being There" (1970) by Hal Ashby, which is an adaptation of the novel by Jerzy N. Kosinski. The work narrates the life of a man with intellectual disabilities who, despite his limitations, manages to rise in the social and economic hierarchy of the United States, allowing for a poetic critique of contemporary society and the American dream. Through an approach that combines elements of literary and cinematic narrative, the study explores how the film reflects social constructions and prejudices towards people with disabilities, highlighting the lack of genuine understanding of these conditions in Western culture. [Extracted from the article]
Abstract (Spanish):	Resumen: El estudio consiste en un análisis fílmico estructuralista de la obra Bienvenido Mr. Chance (1970) de Hal Ashby, adaptación cinematográfica de la novela homónima escrita por Jerzy N. Kosinski, que narra los avatares que esculpen el acontecer diario de una persona con discapacidad intelectual, y que logra, no obstante, alcanzar la cima de los poderes ejecutivos y económicos de Estados Unidos. La cinta critica en clave poética los estamentos de la sociedad contemporánea: contra el sueño americano, por un lado, y los medios de comunicación, por otro. Todo un repertorio de objetivaciones cinematográficas y figuras retóricas subordinadas a la magia que nos faculta el séptimo arte. El texto visual que aquí nos convoca es la suma de tres autores muy dispares: el literato Jerzy N. Kosinski, el cineasta Hal Ashby y el artista René Magritte. Nos adentraremos en los nexos que anudan la idea a la materia fílmica para explicar qué dice esta obra, cómo lo dice y, con ello, explicar también el retrato (satírico) que se hace de una condición del desarrollo que implica limitaciones en el funcionamiento intelectual y en las habilidades adaptativas de una persona. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	The article focuses on a structuralist film analysis of the movie "Being There" (1970) by Hal Ashby, which is an adaptation of the novel by Jerzy N. Kosinski. The work narrates the life of a man with intellectual disabilities who, despite his limitations, manages to rise in the social and economic hierarchy of the United States, allowing for a poetic critique of contemporary society and the American dream. Through an approach that combines elements of literary and cinematic narrative, the study explores how the film reflects social constructions and prejudices towards people with disabilities, highlighting the lack of genuine understanding of these conditions in Western culture. [Extracted from the article]
ISSN:	18855210
DOI:	10.14201/rmc.32002