Intercultural dialogue in today’s documentary fi lm

Abstract

It is well known that in traditional human societies, intercultural communication is mainly achieved through natural language. In the contemporary era, however, the written/oral discourse has been continuously integrated into increasingly complex semiotic systems by means of sophisticated information technologies. Th is phenomenon amplifi ed the intercultural dialogue and, thus, a regeneration of the exchange of symbolic goods at the planetary level was attested. In general, throughout history, mass media, starting with print media, radio communication, cinema, television and up to the Internet have stimulated public debate in human communities, and the production and reception of media messages has acquired an overwhelming role. Th is article is focused on the “cinema of reality”, trying to shed light on the presence of intercultural communication in today’s documentary fi lm. We will refer to the documentary dialogue Life in a Day from 2011 and 2020, respectively; the fi lm Marica (2011) directed by Mircea Surdu; At home in Marienfeld (2014) by Eugeniu Popovici, Lucia Tăut and Irina Crăciun (screenplay and direction).