THE HIRAYAMA'S (DIS)CONNECTION IN PERFECT DAYS (WIM WENDERS, 2023):

CINEMA AS A REPRESENTATION OF CONTEMPORARY DILEMMAS

Authors

  • Ana Caroline Flavio Carbonieri UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO JOÃO DEL-REI (UFSJ)

Keywords:

cinema, obsolescence, analog nostalgia, connectivity, burnout society

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the construction of the character Hirayama, protagonist of the film Perfect Days (2023), directed by Wim Wenders, considering cinema as a representation of confronting contemporary dilemmas. In the Burnout Society (HAN, 2015), individuals are induced to pursue a constantly increasing performance, under an acceleration and a productivity logic, and are heavily connected to and concerned about seeking visibility (SIBILIA, 2016). Based on Thomas Elsaesser's studies (2018), Film History as Media Archeology: Tracking Digital Cinema, it is possible to observe how the relationship with the media is an essential part of this audio-visual construction. In the movie, the poetics of obsolescence are marked by the character's lifestyle, who uses cassettes to listen to music and an analog camera to photograph, indicating a disconnection from the media timeline. This analog nostalgia, a term referred to by Cisneros (2019), reinforces a rescue of technological shapes and settings of the past in audiovisual developments of the present, creating new meanings. In addition, sequentiality (WENDERS, 1990) and lighting (AUMONT, 2004) are essential features to understand the construction of scenes, revealing a character that, though digitally disconnected, is deeply connected to the present, not concerned about performance, but with contemplation.

 

References

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PERFECT DAYS. Direção: Wim Wenders. Produção: Takuma Takasaki. Japão, Alemanha: 02 PLAY, 2023. (123 min.).

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Published

30-11-2025

How to Cite

Flavio Carbonieri, A. C. (2025). THE HIRAYAMA’S (DIS)CONNECTION IN PERFECT DAYS (WIM WENDERS, 2023): : CINEMA AS A REPRESENTATION OF CONTEMPORARY DILEMMAS. Revista (Entre Parênteses), 15(1). Retrieved from https://publicacoes.unifal-mg.edu.br/revistas/index.php/entreparenteses/article/view/2711

Issue

Section

DOSSIÊ "MÍDIA, IMAGEM E MEMÓRIA"