Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne /
For over a decade, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have produced highly original and ethically charged films that immerse their audiences in an intense and embodied viewing experience. This study of the Belgian brothers delivers sophisticated close analyses of their directorial style and explores the m...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
2010
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| Series: | Contemporary film directors.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | For over a decade, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have produced highly original and ethically charged films that immerse their audiences in an intense and embodied viewing experience. This study of the Belgian brothers delivers sophisticated close analyses of their directorial style and explores the many philosophical issues dealt with in their films (especially the ethics of Emmanuel Levinas). It discusses the Dardennes' varied and searching career from its inception in the late 1970s, starting with the working-class political consciousness and lost utopias of their documentary period; passing through their transition toward fictional narrative, experimental techniques, and familial themes; and finishing with a series of interpretations of the brothers' recent work. In such highly influential films such as La promesse, Rosetta, The Son, and The Child, the brothers have recast filmmaking through what the author calls a "sensuous realism"--Realism capable of touching the audience with the most compelling problems and moral dilemmas of contemporary society. This volume also features an interview in which the Dardennes discuss their approach to film production and the direction of actors. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780252091773 0252091779 1283028948 9781283028943 9786613028945 6613028940 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record. |
