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