The human dimension at work and during unemployment: an analysis of the movie "The adversary"

Authors

  • Vander Casaqui School of Higher Education in Advertising and Marketing (ESPM), Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2010.51204

Keywords:

Communication and consumption, work, movies, language.

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the french movie "The adversary" (2002, directed by Nicole Garcia, with Daniel Auteuil), that presents in the center of the narrative a critical reflection on the linkages between the world of work, unemployment and the production of subjectivity. Clashes between human and economic dimensions, between desire and determinism characterize the trajectory of the protagonist - the unemployed who hides from his family his real situation with daily rituals that simulate a binding job. Through the analysis of the audiovisual narrative, we learn the meanings of the world of work and unemployment in film production - this being understood as a privileged form to materialize points of view on the human condition amidst the sociocultural-economic development of our time.

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Author Biography

  • Vander Casaqui, School of Higher Education in Advertising and Marketing (ESPM), Brazil.
    Professor at the PostGraduate Programme and Communication and Consumption of the School of Higher Education in Advertising and Marketing (ESPM), Brazil.

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Published

2010-12-06

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2010)

Section

Dossier

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How to Cite

CASAQUI, Vander. The human dimension at work and during unemployment: an analysis of the movie "The adversary". RuMoRes, [S. l.], v. 4, n. 8, 2010. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2010.51204. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/51204.. Acesso em: 17 feb. 2025.