Moral and Traveling Ethical commitment and formal statements in Cahiers du cinéma
"Morality is a question of tracking shots": Luc Moullet’s statement quickly became famous and –repeated in a simplified, imprecise or wrong manner– was hailed as one of the theoretical slogans of Cahiers du cinéma. The statement stages the complex link between film’s form and the...
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| description | "Morality is a question of tracking shots": Luc Moullet’s statement quickly became famous and –repeated in a simplified, imprecise or wrong manner– was hailed as one of the theoretical slogans of Cahiers du cinéma. The statement stages the complex link between film’s form and the director’s ethics. In this sense, the critic wonders about how films should represent the world, but also what the images show and how they should be watched. The link between tracking shots and morality was revisited and reformulated by Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette: in this process, the original meaning of the statement varies almost imperceptibly but, at the same time, is subjected to profound transformations. During the 1960s, reflections on the filmmakers’ style quickly shifted from depoliticized assessment to ideological radicalization. Where does a filmmaker’s ethical commitment lie? In his intention or in his style? This article reviews the tensions that run through the journal in reference to the morality of forms. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-341792021-07-26T23:45:18Z Moral and Traveling Ethical commitment and formal statements in Cahiers du cinéma Moral y Traveling Compromiso ético y discurso de la forma en Cahiers du cinéma Oubiña, David Luc Moullet Jean-Luc Godard Jacques Rivette Serge Daney Form and morality Luc Moullet Jean-Luc Godard Jacques Rivette Serge Daney Forma y moral "Morality is a question of tracking shots": Luc Moullet’s statement quickly became famous and –repeated in a simplified, imprecise or wrong manner– was hailed as one of the theoretical slogans of Cahiers du cinéma. The statement stages the complex link between film’s form and the director’s ethics. In this sense, the critic wonders about how films should represent the world, but also what the images show and how they should be watched. The link between tracking shots and morality was revisited and reformulated by Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette: in this process, the original meaning of the statement varies almost imperceptibly but, at the same time, is subjected to profound transformations. During the 1960s, reflections on the filmmakers’ style quickly shifted from depoliticized assessment to ideological radicalization. Where does a filmmaker’s ethical commitment lie? In his intention or in his style? This article reviews the tensions that run through the journal in reference to the morality of forms. “La moral es una cuestión de travellings”: la sentencia de Luc Moullet se hizo rápidamente célebre y –repetida de manera simplificada, imprecisa o directamente errónea– se convirtió en uno de los slogans teóricos de Cahiers du cinéma. La cita pone en escena el complejo vínculo que se establece entre la forma del film y la ética de su director. En ese sentido, el crítico se interroga sobre el modo en que las películas deben representar el mundo, pero también qué muestran las imágenes y cómo deberían ser vistas. Ese vínculo entre los travellings y la moral fue retomado y reformulado por Jean-Luc Godard y por Jacques Rivette: en el trayecto, el sentido original de la frase varía de manera casi imperceptible pero, a la vez, es sometido a transformaciones profundas. Durante la década de 1960, las reflexiones sobre el estilo de los cineastas pasarán rápidamente desde una valoración despolitizada a la radicalización ideológica. ¿Dónde radica el compromiso ético de un cineasta? ¿En su intención o en su estilo? Este artículo revisa las tensiones que atraviesan el pensamiento de la revista a propósito de la moral de los procedimientos. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2021-07-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/34179 10.31056/2250.5415.v11.n2.34179 Ética y Cine Journal; Vol. 11 Núm. 2 (2021): Cine y Filosofía; 11-17 2250-5415 2250-5660 10.31056/2250.5415.v11.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/34179/34628 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
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| title | Moral and Traveling Ethical commitment and formal statements in Cahiers du cinéma |
| title_alt | Moral y Traveling Compromiso ético y discurso de la forma en Cahiers du cinéma |
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| topic | Luc Moullet Jean-Luc Godard Jacques Rivette Serge Daney Form and morality Luc Moullet Jean-Luc Godard Jacques Rivette Serge Daney Forma y moral |
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