Cinema within the Aesthetic Relation: Film Studies and Gérard Genette’s Art Theory

Throughout their histories, film theory and analytical aesthetics have rarely shown points of contact. This paper attempts to overcome this impasse by showing the suitability of Genette’s aesthetics to film studies while tracing a broader reconnaissance of these misconnections. This essay i...

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Main Author: Claudio Bisoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2012-03-01
Series:Cinéma & Cie
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/cinemaetcie/article/view/16252
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description Throughout their histories, film theory and analytical aesthetics have rarely shown points of contact. This paper attempts to overcome this impasse by showing the suitability of Genette’s aesthetics to film studies while tracing a broader reconnaissance of these misconnections. This essay is divided into two parts. First, it identifies the reasons that have hindered the inter- actions between analytic aesthetics and film studies. Second, it addresses the compatibility of some of the concepts Genette presents in his magnum opus The Aesthetic Relation to con- temporary film studies.
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spelling doaj.art-a76441e44def4bfb8a0e8bb327d32cc02024-02-15T15:29:08ZengMilano University PressCinéma & Cie2036-461X2012-03-011218Cinema within the Aesthetic Relation: Film Studies and Gérard Genette’s Art TheoryClaudio Bisoni0Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna Throughout their histories, film theory and analytical aesthetics have rarely shown points of contact. This paper attempts to overcome this impasse by showing the suitability of Genette’s aesthetics to film studies while tracing a broader reconnaissance of these misconnections. This essay is divided into two parts. First, it identifies the reasons that have hindered the inter- actions between analytic aesthetics and film studies. Second, it addresses the compatibility of some of the concepts Genette presents in his magnum opus The Aesthetic Relation to con- temporary film studies. https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/cinemaetcie/article/view/16252
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title Cinema within the Aesthetic Relation: Film Studies and Gérard Genette’s Art Theory
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title_short Cinema within the Aesthetic Relation: Film Studies and Gérard Genette’s Art Theory
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url https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/cinemaetcie/article/view/16252
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