“Un film français et fier de l’être”: Gaspar Noé’s Climax in Context

IF 0.1 4区 文学 0 LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Greg Hainge
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Reading Gaspar Noé’s 2018 film Climax against the grain of the majority of critical reactions and the director’s own pronouncements, this article argues that this is a deeply political film. In line with West’s analysis of the films of the New French Extremity as works that are not (as suggested by Quandt) passive but a committed and politically engaged form of cinema, this article suggests that Climax can be read as an allegory of France’s current Realpolitik. Noé’s vision of this reality is revealed to be particularly bleak, for in line with the metaphysical stance of his other films, his is a universe ruled by entropic forces. The ramifications for Climax’s commentary on contemporary France are devastating, for the ideals of the Republic are shown to be no longer operational or capable of bringing people together, nor are they replaceable by any other form of identity politics.
“一部自豪的法国电影”:加斯帕noe的高潮
阅读加斯帕·诺伊尔(Gaspar no) 2018年的电影《高潮》(Climax),与大多数评论界的反应和导演自己的声明相反,本文认为这是一部深刻的政治电影。与韦斯特对新法国极端主义电影的分析一致,这些电影不是(如匡特所建议的)被动的,而是一种坚定的、政治参与的电影形式,这篇文章表明,《高潮》可以被解读为法国当前现实政治的寓言。诺伊诺对这一现实的看法显得特别凄凉,因为与他其他电影的形而上学立场一致,他的宇宙是由熵力统治的。Climax对当代法国的评论的后果是毁灭性的,因为共和国的理想被证明不再具有操作性或能够将人们聚集在一起,也不能被任何其他形式的身份政治所取代。
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期刊介绍: The Australian Journal of French Studies is an international, fully refereed journal devoted to French literature, culture, society and history. The journal encourages new theoretical engagements and particularly welcomes interdisciplinary approaches. Articles are published in English and French. The majority of numbers are focussed on a specific theme, but numbers on miscellaneous topics will usually be published annually.
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