A grin without a cat: the subterranean sensitive matter of history
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Chris Marker, A grin without a cat, revolution, dialectics, seriesAbstract
Much can be said about A grin without a cat by Chris Marker, a limitless film that devotes itself to a striking collection of images from our recent history. Only a small part of this collection (its visible tip) has emerged, the submerged part is what Marker was interested on surfacing. Our hypothesis is that, on one hand, the film is about pursuing the dialectical tradition that produces clashes and contradictions between images and testimonies, leading them towards a polyphony. On the other hand, the montage crosses the dialectics through the paratactic series – an inventory of faces, gestures and “motives” – that modulate the film through affections of struggle and mourning.Downloads
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