<멜랑콜리아>(2012)의 영화 연기 미학 연구: 발터 벤야민의 멜랑콜리와 성좌의 개념을 중심으로

Abstract

Lars von Trier, said that he experienced a blank state in his head due to depression. The severe depression that dominated his body and mind was reborn through a film in the name of art. Lars von Trier focuses on his emotions to make a film. As a result, the film is reinterpreted from various perspectives and produces aesthetic values. The more his film criticizes, the more attractive it is to see. From this point of view, I would like to apply the thoughts of the German philosopher Walter Benjamin to this film. According to Benjamin, art is valued by criticism. Lars von Trier’s work, which makes the director think, presents the possibility of analysis in conjunction with Benjamin’s various theories. Melancholy, who recognized it as the basis for a German tragedy, and the constellation, which he often mentioned, can be said to realize the value. This paper interprets the aesthetic value of film by applying Benjamin’s theory and attempts to present a new perspective on film. This study applies Benjamin’s theory to interpret the aesthetic values of films and to grasp the director’s thinking through actors’ acting. The characteristic of movie acting in Melancholia is the form of depression that the director has. The acting that actors use to express this form is physical acting, which indicates depression and acts with a restrained expression. It focuses on facial muscles to bring out its inner form, not intense acting reminiscent of pathos.