Performing Ethics Through Film Style
| Author | : Lamberti Edward Lamberti |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2019-11-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781474444033 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1474444032 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Download or read book Performing Ethics Through Film Style written by Lamberti Edward Lamberti and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Matresse 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.
