The Pleasure of Gazing (Psychoanalysis of Film Text)

Author: Metz et al., edited by Wu Qiong
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: The structure of viewing pleasure in traditional cinematic contexts exists in two contradictory aspects. This book focuses on explaining how the cinematic text and the subject (the viewer) mutually construct each other in the operation of desire within psychoanalysis. The selected essays include both the classic studies by Mulvey, Bordwell, and Metz, as well as the brilliant film interpretations by Deleuze, ?i?ek, and Prince. Additionally, Fu's two essays are highly helpful for understanding the new developments in film theory. "What is cinema?" When Bazin's question entered the field of visual culture studies, it primarily focused on the relationship between the machine that produces and projects films (including projectors, screens, cinemas, etc.) and the images with the viewer. This book focuses on explaining how the cinematic text and the subject (the viewer) mutually construct each other in the operation of desire within psychoanalysis. The selected essays include both the classic studies by Mulvey, Bordwell, and Metz, as well as the brilliant film interpretations by Deleuze, ?i?ek, and Prince. Additionally, Fu's two essays are highly helpful for understanding the new developments in film theory.