“We Do Not Look At Them As They Really Are”: Technics and Photogénie in Jean Epstein's Film-Philosophy
This article argues that we can understand Jean Epstein's theory of photogénie as an instance of technics. Starting from a reading of Epstein's final fictional film Le Tempestaire (1947), we can see that Epstein collapses the distinction between human and technological. This insight leads...
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| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh University Press
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Film-Philosophy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/film.2018.0087 |