Cinema, society, politics: the politicization of fiction through the films Z, The confession, State of siege of Costa-Gavras
Abstract
This thesis questions the politicisation of art, while at the same time investigating the relationship between art and politics as manifest in three political films, the production and the reception of which in France coincided with the post-68 period: Z, L’Aveu, Etat de siège directed by Costa-Gavras. My research aims to demonstrate what social mechanisms are at the basis of the politicisation of film at this time in France by examining the social trajectory of these films, from their creation to their reception. The social construction of the diegesis is linked to the critical reception of these films, creating a playing field of definitions which shored up this politicisation. A change occurs in the judgement criteria used in film criticism and a space of debate is created about the definition of the political in cinema. The methodology applied combines the close-reading of films, research in the archives of the Cinémathèque française and INA, the analysis of scenarios and author-in ...
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Abstract
Cette thèse aborde la question de la politisation de l'art, tout en interrogeant le rapport entre art et politique tel qu’il s'est manifesté à travers trois films à contenu politique, dont la production et la réception en France coïncide avec la période post Mai 68 : Z, L’Aveu, Etat de siège de Costa-Gavras. Il s’agit de mettre en évidence les mécanismes sociaux qui se trouvent au fondement de la politisation du cinéma à l’époque en France. L’enquête de terrain a pris en considération la trajectoire sociale des films, de leur création à leur réception. La construction sociale de la diégèse s’articule avec la réception critique des films, donnant lieu à un jeu d’étiquetage qui constitue le cristallisateur de cette politisation. Un changement advient dans les critères de jugements de la critique cinématographique et un espace de débat autour de la définition du politique dans le cinéma est créé. La méthodologie appliquée combine l’observation des films, l’étude des archives de la Cinémat ...
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