Dialogue and conflict in the meeting of two cultures: an analysis of the movie Bagdá Café

Abstract

In this article we present an analysis of the main characters in the film Bagdad Café focusing on dialogical processes and cultural conflicts which influence the identity formation and decentering of these characters. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the identity shift in these film characters relying on the works by Bakhtin and Bhabha in cultural theory. The aim is therefore to identify and describe conflicts in this cultural space that is characterised by change and fluidity.