Сомнение в зрении: Кино и традиция откровения | Doubting Vision: Film and the Revelationist Tradition

Doubting Vision: Film and the Revelationist Tradition

Malcolm Turvey, 2008

Overview

This work examines the film theories of Jean Epstein, Dziga Vertov, Bela Balazs, and Siegfried Kracauer, proposing they form a distinct tradition termed 'revelationism.' This tradition, which views cinema as an art of mass enlightenment capable of revealing reality's true nature beyond human sight, contrasts with modernism and realism. The book traces revelationism's roots in Romanticism, Bergson's philosophy, and modern science. It also analyzes its influence on later theorists like Gilles Deleuze and contemporary film theory. The author critically evaluates revelationism, identifying conceptual confusions in arguments about vision and cinema's revelatory powers.

Who it's for

• Students and scholars of film theory and history.
• Readers interested in the philosophical underpinnings of cinema.
• Those exploring the connections between art, science, and perception.

Key features

• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Pages: 160
• ISBN: 9780195320985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Year: 2008