Étienne Becker

Étienne Becker

  • Born: 1936-5-1
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  • Extended Reading
    • Hayden 2022-09-09 16:06:13

      Very interesting avant-garde film, 9 points

      This film is a first-class avant-garde work today, let alone the 1960s. Appearing in and only possible during the New Wave era, Chris Mark presents a circular narrative caused by time travel in this film, which is composed entirely of still images, subverting the film from beginning to end The...

    • Davonte 2022-09-09 16:20:44

      awareness about images

      For Deleuze, movement and time constitute the essential elements of cinema. He invokes Bergson's view of the image, which holds that consciousness is inherent in the image. In the vernacular, the image itself is conscious, it's not just physical. So for Deleuze or Bergson, the image is a fusion of...

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