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Gente normal
romance
materialismo
posfeminismo
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La serie televisiva Gente normal se emitió en Irlanda durante el confinamiento de la pandemia Covid-19, en la primavera de 2020, convirtiéndose instantáneamente en un gran éxito. Este drama romántico, basado en la aclamada novela de Sally Rooney, ofrece una representación actualizada de las tensiones propias del proceso de crecimiento de la juventud irlandesa, un contexto también extensible a otros países occidentales. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la crítica subyacente a la historia romántica a través de un estudio en profundidad del paso a la edad adulta de los protagonistas en una sociedad neoliberal. Para ello, se exploran los aspectos dramáticos de esta narrativa cinematográfica en términos de composición, narración y focalización. Desde una perspectiva crítica postfeminista, este artículo analiza el uso de la violencia psicológica y el sexo como prácticas comunicativas, con especial atención al uso de la cámara, los diálogos y el silencio. Finalmente, se evalúa hasta qué punto Gente normal logra con éxito normalizar un modelo de vida mundano y se adhiere a la trama romántica dentro de un marco ideológico neoliberal y posfeminista.
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