Abstract: As a culture carrier, a way of artistic representation and a way of mass media, the social value of film has been universally acknowledged. However, in the aspect of international politics, the importance of film has long been neglected by simply taking it as a way of communication. In fact, the role of film in international politics is multiintertwined. It is a mix of scientific technology, art as well as language. The crosssubject investigation of film reveals the twoway communication between politics and film, namely, on the one hand, political powers spreading and penetration into films and on the other hand, film acting as a special type of language representing politics. Certain facts of international politics, after the narration of ‘film language’, reveal the intentions of the filmmakers and affect the cognition and action of the agents who are involved in the international politics. Both communications are carried out in the practices and continuously shape the processes of international politics. The full recognition of the role of film in international politics can help us further widen the vision of language study in international politics, and overcome the limitations of traditional verbal language, which is especially significant in the ‘multimodal’ world.

Key words: film, international politics, power, representation, construction

摘要： 电影的社会文化价值在当今世界已被高度认同，但在国际政治中却被长期“黑箱化”。电影学和政治学的跨学科研究揭示了电影与国际政治的互动：权力使电影发挥了政治“电影化”的作用；同时，经过“电影语言”叙述的事实反映了创作者的意图，影响行为体的认知和行为。电影在权力作用下表象政治，反过来又建构政治，二者塑造着国际政治进程。研究二者的互动，将拓宽国际政治的语言研究范围，在文本多模态化的今天具有十分重要的意义。

关键词: 电影, 国际政治, 权力, 表象, 建构