The period of Mr. O'Brien's life framed by the film is not exactly underexposed.
Two figures in America's life frame his story: Mrs. Harper, from "then," and Dr. B., from "now".
The idea is to present an off-kilter fantasy of gold-rush life, framed by Brechtian distancing.
It was an intensely personal work, revealing the sombre mythology of his private life framed in terms of a story of an artist alienated from his society.
Members of the "greatest generation", marked by conflict, they were strongly committed to a vision of social life framed in negotiation, mutual understanding and compromise.
"Only Yesterday" unfolds almost entirely as a single long flashback about Mary's life, framed by the First World War and the Depression.
Though the author and characters are members of Generation X, the novel's fragmentary action feels more suited to a demographic accustomed to seeing life framed in disconnected status updates.
The previous novels – A Death in the Family, A Man in Love – are direct in approach, but complex in their structure: Knausgaard looking back on his life, framing his experiences with older eyes, while never forgetting that his past actions belong to another life.
In the digital world, facial animation is the amplifier of those communications, bringing gestures to life frame-by-frame to tell a bigger story.
If that's what you're feeling, how do you get yourself out of a constrained life frame?
Those who happily fit their work into a smaller life frame probably had some pain and missteps along the way.
