Performing Ethics Through Film Style : Levinas with the Dardenne Brothers, Barbet Schroeder and Paul Schrader
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1474444008
ISBN-13
9781474444002
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 30th, 2019
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
536 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 24.00 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Film theory & criticismIndividual film directors, film-makersEthics & moral philosophy
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Proposing a relationship between Levinasian ethics and film style, and bringing it into a productive dialogue with theories of performativity, this book explores this influence through three directorial bodies of work: those of Barbet Schroeder, Paul Schrader and the Dardenne Brothers.
Emmanuel Levinas''s ethical philosophy has had a significant influence on film theory in recent years. Proposing a relationship between Levinasian ethics and film style, and bringing it into a productive dialogue with theories of performativity, this book explores this influence through three directorial bodies of work: those of the Dardenne Brothers, Barbet Schroeder and Paul Schrader.
Discussing a range of films - including the Dardennes'' Le Fils and The Kid with a Bike, Schroeder''s Maîtresse and Reversal of Fortune and Schrader''s American Gigolo and The Comfort of Strangers - Edward Lamberti demonstrates how film styles can perform a Levinasian ethics.
Discussing a range of films - including the Dardennes'' Le Fils and The Kid with a Bike, Schroeder''s Maîtresse and Reversal of Fortune and Schrader''s American Gigolo and The Comfort of Strangers - Edward Lamberti demonstrates how film styles can perform a Levinasian ethics.
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