Chantal Akerman : filmmaker and philosopher / Andreja Novakovic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Novakovic, Andreja, 1982- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Philosophical filmmakers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Akerman, Chantal--Criticism and interpretation.

Akerman, Chantal.

Motion picture authorship--Philosophy.

Motion picture authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 214 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Summary:

"Belgian auteur Chantal Akerman's ouevre is profoundly philosophical, exploring everything from home and homelessness, work and social reproduction, self and identity, to desire in its many forms. In particular, Akerman turns her camera on contexts that had been previously neglected, such as transitional spaces like hotel lobbies and street corners as well as the domestic sphere, revealing their significance in structuring experience. Andreja Novakovic looks at the role of rituals, gestures and habits in Akerman's (auto)fictional worlds drawing on writers from Hegel to Butler, Beauvoir and Federici. Chantal Akerman is a fascinating philosophical reinterpretation of one of the most important directors of European experimental and independent cinema"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Home

3. Work

4. Self

5. Desire

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Novakovic, Andreja, 1982- Chantal Akerman

ISBN:

9781350361454

1350361453

9781350361430

1350361437

9781350361447

1350361445

OCLC:

1520505595

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license