1980-Present Essay 2

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In her analysis of the post-colonial landscape manifest in C. Denis’s films, Susan Hayward focuses on ‘how the landscape speaks’ (S. Hayward, p.163). Using two of the following films, compare and contrast how the relationship between character(s) and landscape plays out at the individual, cultural and/or political levels.

-The Puppet Master (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1993)
-Chocolat (Claire Denis, 1988)