Precisely, perhaps, because they are so immediately absorbing, narrative films can also be profoundly confusing and disorienting. This fascinating book neither proposes foolproof methods for avoiding confusion; nor does it suggest that disorientation is always a virtue. Instead it argues that the best way to come to terms with our confusion is to look closely at exactly what is confusing us, and why. At the heart of the book are original close readings of four important recent films: David Lynch's INLAND EMPIRE (2006), Leos Carax's Holy Motors (2012), Pedro Costa's Colossal Youth (2006) and Jean-Luc Godard's Goodbye to Language (2014). Clearly written but critically and theoretically bold, The Cinema of Disorientation: Inviting Confusions explores both how we get (or fail to get) our bearings with respect to a film, and what we might discover by (and while) doing so.
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Film & VideoTable of contents
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Prospectus
- Part 1 Confusion as Fusion
- CHAPTER 1 Metalepsis in Film and Its Implications
- CHAPTER 2 Genres within Genres within Genres: Nested Narrative and Metalepsis
- CHAPTER 3 âDisappeared where itâs real hard to disappearâ: Three Ways of Getting Lost in INLAND EMPI
- CHAPTER 4 Achieving Coherence: Diegesis and Death in Holy Motors
- Part 2 Disorientating Figures and Figures of Disorientation
- CHAPTER 5 Figuring (Out) Films: Figuration in Narrative Cinema
- CHAPTER 6 Distinguishing the Indistinguishable: Figures of Imperceptibility and Impossibility in Los
- CHAPTER 7 Homes for Displaced Figures: Pedro Costaâs Colossal Youth
- CHAPTER 8 Sink or Swim: Immersing Ourselves in Jean-Luc Godardâs Adieu au langage
- Conclusion: Method-Free Orientation
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index
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