{"product_id":"performing-ethics-through-film-style-levinas-with-the-dardenne-brothers-barbet-schroeder-and-paul-schrader-paperback","title":"Performing Ethics Through Film Style: Levinas with the Dardenne Brothers, Barbet Schroeder and Paul Schrader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Lamberti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel Levinas's ethical philosophy has had a significant influence on film theory in recent years. Proposing a relationship between Levinasian ethics and film style, and bringing it into a productive dialogue with theories of performativity, this book explores this influence through three directorial bodies of work: those of the Dardenne Brothers, Barbet Schroeder and Paul Schrader. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussing a range of films - including the Dardennes' \u003cem\u003eLe Fils\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Kid with a Bike\u003c\/em\u003e, Schroeder's \u003cem\u003eMa tresse\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReversal of Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e and Schrader's \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gigolo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Comfort of Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e - Edward Lamberti demonstrates how film styles can perform a Levinasian ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel Levinas's ethical philosophy has had a significant influence on film theory in recent years. Proposing a relationship between Levinasian ethics and film style, and bringing it into a productive dialogue with theories of performativity, this book explores this influence through three directorial bodies of work: those of the Dardenne Brothers, Barbet Schroeder and Paul Schrader. Discussing a range of films - including the Dardennes' Le Fils and The Kid with a Bike, Schroeder's Maîtresse and Reversal of Fortune and Schrader's American Gigolo and The Comfort of Strangers - Edward Lamberti demonstrates how film styles can perform a Levinasian ethics. Edward Lamberti teaches film at King's College London and is Operations Manager at the British Board of Film Classification. He is the editor of Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Lamberti has a PhD in Film Studies from King's College London and he works at the BBFC. He is the editor of Behind the Scenes at the \u003ci\u003eBBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e(2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161148330119,"sku":"9781474444019","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c4205ae0df68db5ed688b34675295535.webp?v=1733278731","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/performing-ethics-through-film-style-levinas-with-the-dardenne-brothers-barbet-schroeder-and-paul-schrader-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}