film theory

Breaching Closure in Pasolini’s ‘Teorema’

Breaching Closure in Pasolini’s ‘Teorema’

Pier Paolo Pasolini's classic drama, Teorema, grapples with the parable -- the manner of knowing that which always remains just beyond our grasp.

The Paradox of Sight in the Films of Jean Rouch and Robert Drew

The Paradox of Sight in the Films of Jean Rouch and Robert Drew

With all of their differences, the insistence that we are moved is integral to the cinematic enterprises of both Jean Rouch and Robert Drew.