How can a voice whose source is never seen--such as Hal in "2001: A Space Odyssey" or the mother of Norman Bates in "Psycho"--have such a powerful hold on an audience? When does "synchronized sound" fail to link bodies to their voices, and how do such great stylists of sound film as Jacques Tati, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Marguerite Duras deploy the power of the voice?
In this brilliant essay, Michel Chion, internationally cited authority on the history and poetics of film sound, examines the human voice in cinema. "The Voice in Cinema" begins with the phenomenon of film's hidden, faceless...
How can a voice whose source is never seen--such as Hal in "2001: A Space Odyssey" or the mother of Norman Bates in "Psycho"--have such a powerful ...
In this multilayered study, Michel Chion offers some keys to understanding Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Setting the film in its historical and cultural contexts, Chion goes on to locate it within Kubrick's career.
In this multilayered study, Michel Chion offers some keys to understanding Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Setting the film in its historic...
