Simone de Beauvoir's work has not often been associated with film studies, which appears paradoxical when it is recognized that she was the first feminist thinker to inaugurate the concept of the gendered 'othering' gaze. This book is an attempt to redress this balance and reopen the dialogue between Beauvoir's writings and film studies. The authors analyse a range of films, from directors including Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Lucille Hadzihalilovic, Sam Mendes, and Sally Potter, by drawing from Beauvoir's key works such as The Second Sex (1949), The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947) and Old...
Simone de Beauvoir's work has not often been associated with film studies, which appears paradoxical when it is recognized that she was the first f...
At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a way of interpreting the world today. Film, by reflecting philosophical concerns in the actions and choices of characters, continues and extends a tradition in which art exemplifies the understanding of existentialist philosophy. In a scholarly yet accessible style, the contributors exploit the rich interplay between Sartre's philosophy, plays and novels, and a number of contemporary films including No Country for Old Men, Lost in Translation...
At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a...
"The volume convincingly demonstrates the enduring value of Beauvoir's work, and makes a very distinctive contribution to contemporary French film studies." - Modern and Contemporary France
" The editors] accomplish this genre's most important task: framing the collection with an urgency that leads a reader to wonder how such a book didn't already exist...By the time I'd reached the end of the book, I wanted more which] suggests the strength of this book, its provocative existential claims a compelling reason for its own existence." - H-France Review
"This collection of essays on...
"The volume convincingly demonstrates the enduring value of Beauvoir's work, and makes a very distinctive contribution to contemporary French film ...
