The Vanishing Point of Modern Subject in Art-house Cinema: The Mirror & The Turin Horse

ABSTRACT: This study is discussing how the individual is ontologically re-identified in modernity. In late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century consist of some political, social, economical experiences (French Revolution, Industrial Revolution) opened the way to new cultural phenomena and their philosophical extensions. Especially as a political orientation the modern identity started to create new conception of the subject through art after the French Revolution. Throughout the modernism process, the ‘subject’ continuously metamorphosed and was ontologically re-identified. The most prominent examples of this re-identification can be analyzed in the art-house films such as The Mirror and The Turin Horse. This study aims to show the ontologically re-identified forms of the modern individual through the auteurs and characters of the selected movies. Key Words: Modernism, Modern Subject, Decadence, Death of God, Auteur Cinema. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………