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Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

(book in English)

by Joseph Mai

Type
Studies
Subject
DirectorDardenne Brothers
Keywords
Dardenne Brothers
Publishing Date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Collection
Contemporary Film Directors
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 176 pages • 22 €
5 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches (13.5 x 21 cm)
Also available as an eBook.
ISBN
978-0-252-07711-1
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Book Presentation:
For well over a decade, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have produced highly original and ethically charged films that immerse their audiences in an intense and embodied viewing experience. Their work has consistently attracted international recognition, including the rare feat of two Palmes d'Or at Cannes.

In this first book-length study of the Belgian brothers, Joseph Mai delivers sophisticated close analyses of their directorial style and explores the many philosophical issues dealt with in their films (especially the ethics of Emmanuel Levinas). Mai discusses the Dardennes' varied and searching career from its inception in the late 1970s, starting with the working-class political consciousness and lost utopias of their documentary period; passing through their transition toward fictional narrative, experimental techniques, and familial themes; and finishing with a series of in-depth and philosophically informed interpretations of the brothers' more recent work. In such highly influential films such as La promesse, Rosetta, The Son, and The Child, the brothers have recast filmmaking through what Mai calls a "sensuous realism"--realism capable of touching the audience with the most compelling problems and moral dilemmas of contemporary society. This volume also features an interview in which the Dardennes discuss their approach to film production and the direction of actors.

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