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Authors and Corporations:	Baschiera, Stefano (Author), Caoduro, Elena
published:	Amsterdam University Press 2015
Part of:	NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies 4 (2), 143–163. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5117/NECSUS2015.2.BASC.
Media Type:	Article, E-Article

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published in:	NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies 4 (2), 143–163. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5117/NECSUS2015.2.BASC.
Language:	English
Part of:	NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies 4 (2), 143–163. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5117/NECSUS2015.2.BASC.
Subjects:	Anachronismus Fetischismus Nostalgie Obsoleszenz vintage anachronism analogue fetishism nostalgia obsolescence Jim Jarmusch ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
Collection:	media/rep/ - Repositorium für die Medienwissenschaft

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This article explores the definition of ‘vintage cinema’ and specifically re-evaluates the fetishism for the past and its regurgitation in the present by providing a taxonomy of the phenomenon in recent film production. Our contribution identifies three aesthetic categories: faux-vintage, retro and anachronistic; by illustrating their overlapping and discrepancies it argues that the past remains a powerful negotiator of meaning for the present and the future. Drawing on studies of memory and digital nostalgia, this article focuses on the latter category: anachronism. It furthermore unravels the persistence of and the filmic fascination for obsolete analogue objects through an analysis of ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (Jim Jarmusch, 2013).