TTLV: Lav Diaz's directorial style from a poetics perspective (an examination of three films: "The Woman Who Left," "The Halt," and "Genus Pan")

1. Student's full name: Pham Hoang Minh Thy 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: March 15, 1996

4. Place of birth: Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam

5. Decision on student admission No. 2948/2021/QH-XHNV dated December 28, 2021, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis Title: Lav Diaz's Directing Style from a Poetics Perspective (A Study of Three Films: “The Woman Who Left”, “The Halt”, and “Genus Pan”)

8. Major: Theory and history of film and television; Code: 8210232.01

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Ngoc Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City University of Theatre and Film.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

In addition to focusing on analyzing three films by director Lav Diaz, including The Woman Who Left, The Halt, and Genus Pan, the students also expanded their analysis to include comparisons with his other cinematic works throughout his career to draw some conclusions about his style. The findings, through prominent characteristics and common denominators of this authorial style, include:

1. Regarding national identity through postcolonial political discourse: director Lav Diaz opened up a post-apocalyptic cinematic world with distinctive and consistent styles, such as the use of wide, static camera angles with long takes. Simultaneously, he employed black and white imagery with settings spanning from history to the future. From this, he questioned national identity and selfhood, history, and the grand narratives of the Philippines.

2. The director, inheriting a literary tradition of fiction, particularly Russian literature, has successfully recreated archetypal characters. Unlike most slow-motion films with minimal dialogue and expansive time and space, Lav Diaz enriched the slow-motion style with a rich cast of characters, storylines, and plotlines, featuring numerous dialogues set amidst a labyrinthine landscape of nature and urban environments.

3. Ultimately, director Lav Diaz not only affirms a consistent authorial style with frank political discourse, but he also experiments in reinventing film genres (specifically historical and science fiction). With a style that defies Hollywood norms and goes beyond the author's expectations, his historical and science fiction films avoid ostentation and utilize black-and-white imagery to blur the concept of time. Space, therefore, becomes the central character and element for human existence, evolution, and even reverse evolution.

In summary, the topic has relatively addressed the issues raised in the introduction, approaching and comparing the works of director Lav Diaz. The three films The Woman Who Left, The Halt, and Genus Pan are not the only cases; however, due to space limitations, the student was forced to focus on this case and select the most important issues. Nevertheless, the student is aware that to gain a comprehensive understanding of Lav Diaz's style from a poetics perspective, the scope and subject of research must be broadened. This is work that the student will continue to research, survey, and develop in the future.

11. Practical applications: Director Lav Diaz's approach to film analysis and interpretation expands upon various perspectives, broadening the understanding of film interpretation in relation to different theories. Furthermore, the author's style, viewed from a poetics standpoint, offers filmmakers a new creative approach.

12. Future research directions: (if any)

13. Published works related to the thesis:

(List the works in chronological order if available)
 

1. On national identity through post-colonial politics: director Lav Diaz ushered in a post-apocalyptic cinematic world with distinctive and consistent styles such as the use of wide and static camera angles with limited duration. a long press. At the same time, he used black and white colors with a context stretching from history to the future. Thereby questioning the national identity and essence, questioning the history and grand narrative of the Philippines.
2. The director enjoys an inheritance in literary fiction, especially Russian literature has succeeded in recreating typical character archetypes. Unlike most movies in the slow cinema style with little dialogue and extended space-time, Lav Diaz has enriched the style of slow cinema with character lines, storylines and thick plots, Many dialogues are placed between natural and urban spaces like a maze with no way out.
3. Finally, director Lav Diaz not only asserts a consistent authoring style with frank political discourses, but he also has experiences in the practice of renewing film genres (specifically here; historical and science-fiction films). With a style of expression that goes against Hollywood standards and beyond the audience's expectations, his historical and science-fiction films are presented with a style that avoids fuss and the use of black and white images. blurred the concept of time. Space thus becomes the main character and factor for human existence, evolution and even reverse evolution.