Portraying the Fantastic: Gothic Architecture in Contemporary Cinema
Professor Markus Cruse
This illustrated lecture discusses the current reinvention of Gothic architecture in the cinematic and digital worlds of films, series, video games, and AI. A survey of Gothic structures in cinema and digital media since 2001 shows that today Gothic art is a significant part of global visual culture.
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