Books in French are on www.livres-cinema.info
MENU   

Cinema and Contact

The Withdrawal of Touch in Nancy, Bresson, Duras and Denis

by Laura McMahon

Type
Studies
Subject
CountriesFrance
Keywords
France, philosophy, Jean-Luc Nancy, Robert Bresson, Marguerite Duras, Claire Denis
Publishing date
2020
1st publishing
2012
Publisher
Routledge
Language
English
Size of a pocketbookRelative size of this bookSize of a large book
Relative size
Physical desc.
Paperback • 188 pages
6 ½ x 9 ½ inches (16.5 x 24 cm)
ISBN
978-0-367-60237-6
User Ratings
no rating (0 vote)

Average rating: no rating

0 rating 1 star = We can do without
0 rating 2 stars = Good book
0 rating 3 stars = Excellent book
0 rating 4 stars = Unique / a reference

Your rating: -

Report incorrect or incomplete information

Book Presentation:
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.

About the Author:
Laura McMahon

See the publisher website: Routledge

> From the same author:

Animal Worlds:Film, Philosophy and Time

Animal Worlds (2019)

Film, Philosophy and Time

by Laura McMahon

Subject: Theory

> On a related topic:

Nouvelles Femmes:Modern Women of the French New Wave and Their Enduring Contribution to Cinema

Nouvelles Femmes (2025)

Modern Women of the French New Wave and Their Enduring Contribution to Cinema

by Ericka Knudson

Subject: Countries > France

The Seduction of Space:Cruising French Cinema

The Seduction of Space (2025)

Cruising French Cinema

by Jules O'Dwyer

Subject: Countries > France

Mixed Feelings in France:White Femininity and Métissage in French Multicultural Comedy

Mixed Feelings in France (2025)

White Femininity and Métissage in French Multicultural Comedy

by Ewelina Pepiak

Subject: Countries > France

The Ethnographic Optic:Jean Rouch, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, and the Turn Inward in 1960s French Cinema

The Ethnographic Optic (2024)

Jean Rouch, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, and the Turn Inward in 1960s French Cinema

by Laure Astourian

Subject: Countries > France

The Cinematic Influence:Interaction and Exchange Between the Cinemas of France and Japan

The Cinematic Influence (2024)

Interaction and Exchange Between the Cinemas of France and Japan

by Peter C. Pugsley

Subject: Countries > France

Through a Nuclear Lens:France, Japan, and Cinema from Hiroshima to Fukushima

Through a Nuclear Lens (2024)

France, Japan, and Cinema from Hiroshima to Fukushima

by Hannah Holtzman

Subject: Countries > France

11749 books listed   •   (c)2024-2025 cinemabooks.info   •