Conference LAW MEETS FILM
Movies mirror the views held in the society on law, directly or indirectly. The conference centres on the cinematic form and the content of the films and their relevance to law and the society. The questions will be discussed on the basis of three recent films.
Program:
9h30: Registration
10h-10h15: Opening session
- Gianmaria AJANI (University of Torino)
- Vincenzo CRUPI (Scuola di Studi Superiori Ferdinando Rossi, University of Torino)
- Walter STOFFEL (University of Fribourg)
10h15-10h45: Introduction
- Walter STOFFEL / Lucie BADER (University of Fribourg): Who meets Whom?
10h45-12h15: 1st session: Films on legal problems – Michele GRAZIADEI (University of Torino, presiding)
Film: Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, 2023
- Elisabeth BRONFEN (University of Zurich): The Cold War on Trial
- Naomi MEZEY (Georgetown Law, Washington): Oppenheimer and the Futility of Law General Discussion
12h15-13h15: Lunch
13h15-14h45: 2nd session: Films mirroring law – Michel HEINZMANN (University of Fribourg, presiding)
Film: Burning Days (Kurak Günler), Emin Alper, 2022
- Ferdinando SPINA (University of Salento): As strangers – The loneliness of judge and the structural inadequacies of law
- Lucie BADER and Emin ALPER (film director): Politics, law and tradition, film talk General Discussion
14h45-15h15: Break
15h15-16h45: 3rd session: Films on legal procedures / “court room dramas” – Simona NOVARETTI (University of Torino and CTLS London, presiding)
Film: Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute), Justine Triet, 2023
- Stefan MACHURA (Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, UK): ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ in the context of the courtroom drama genre
- Agata FIJALKOWSKI (Leed Beckett University Law School): An Interpersonal Drama as a Courtroom Drama General Discussion
16h45-17h05: Synthesis
- Peter ROBSON (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow): Law and Film – the future
17h05-17h15: Concluding Remarks
- Gianmaria AJANI / Walter STOFFEL