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Article: Two stories, one right, one wrong: narrative, national identity and globalization in Sliding Doors.
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- March 22, 2004
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Sliding Doors (Peter Howitt, 1997) was one of several films to emerge in the late 90s that showed two or more versions of the same narrative. It presented alternate incarnations of its protagonist, Helen/Gwyneth Paltrow as though they existed in parallel universes. Yet, despite its slightly unusual dual narrative, the way in which Sliding Doors constructs national identity is hardly original. It uses its two versions of the same story to offer two contrasting views of national identity in 90s Britain, and asks the viewer to choose between them. Should we be in any doubt as to which is the "correct" narrative outcome, the choice is clearly signposted for us by the film. In ...
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