Cinema and Contact: The Withdrawal of Touch in Nancy, Bresson, Duras and Denis

by Laura McMahon

Overview

This book, drawing on the work of contemporary French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, investigates the aesthetics and politics of touch in the cinema of three of the most prominent and distinctive filmmakers to have emerged in France: Robert Bresson, Marguerite Duras and Claire Denis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367602376
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Jean-Luc Nancy: Co-Exposure, Technicity, Cinema 2. Robert Bresson: A Cinematography of Contact 3. Marguerite Duras: Back to Zero, or a Politics of Being-with 4. Claire Denis: Commonalities in Close-up 5. Conclusion