“5 x 2”: Feminine and Masculine Versions
Abstract
François Ozon’s 5x2 is constructed in an interesting way. It tells the story backwards, which means it decontextualizes the recounted events. One may assume that as they are presented in reverse chronology at least some viewers may have problems in contextualizing some events. As a result, some actions of the main hero (especially his) seem to be hardly intelligible. Ozon has also edited the director’s copy (available only in a DVD set) that tells the same story in chronological order (the changes are practically insignificant). It is hard to say why the other version was made. One may think that it was made for viewers with a lower IQ. The rub is that in this way the meaning of the story is totally changed - that’s why Sikora says we may speak about two versions of the same story: the original one could be a feminine (more interesting and thought-provoking) version and the other chronological story could be called a masculine one, definitely less interesting also psychologically.
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Sławomir Sikorakwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
University of Warsaw Poland
Adiunkt w Instytucie Etnologii i Antropologii Kulturowej (UW), autor książki Fotografia. Między dokumentem a symbolem (2004). Publikował m. in. w „Kontekstach”, „Kwartalniku Filmowym”, „Czasie Kultury”, „Roczniku Historii Sztuki”, „Dialogu”, „Latarniku”.
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