Performing Ethics Through Film Style (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2021
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Paperback. Emmanuel Levinass 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, Schroeders Maitresse and Reversal of Fortune and Schraders American Gigolo and The Comfort of Strangers Edward Lamberti demonstrates how film styles can perform a Levinasian ethics. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Performing Ethics Through Film Style (Paperback)
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- Edward Lamberti
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh
- Publication year
- 2021
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- new
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
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- 1474444016
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- 9781474444019
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.
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