Contents
Acknowledgments VII
Abstract XI
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction to research 2
1.2 Research question 4
1.3 Hypothesis 4
1.4 Objectives 4
1.5 Scope and Limitations 4
1.6 Structure and Methodology 5
2. Theoretical Background 8
2.1 Introduction to Cinema and narrative 8
2.2 Cinema as a Language 10
2.3 Introduction to Liminal spaces 12
2.4 Liminal spaces in the context of Cinema 15
2.5 Psychological thriller as a genre 18
2.6 Liminal spaces and Psychological thriller 23
2.7 Interior architecture and Production design in cinema. 25
2.8 Commonalities of Liminal Space in Cinema and Interior Architecture 27
3. Contexualization 32
3.1 Analytical framework 32
3.2 Range of Films 33
3.3 Selected Films 39
4. Analysis 42
4.1 Cinematic and Spatial Analysis of “The Shining”
Stanley Kubrick, 1980 43
4.2 Cinematic and Spatial Analysis of “The Platform”
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, 2019 71
4.3 Cinematic and Spatial Analysis of “The Woman in the Window”
Joe Wright, 2021 91
5. Comparative analysis 120
6. Conclusion 130
Image Credits 134
Bibliography 144