Responsibility for pleasure
Yvan Attal´s film Les choses humaines (2021) has at it´s background the effects of the MeToo movement, and the legal problem of determining sexual abuse in relationships that are apparently consensual. The gender perspective applied to criminal law aims to produce a subversión of b...
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| description | Yvan Attal´s film Les choses humaines (2021) has at it´s background the effects of the MeToo movement, and the legal problem of determining sexual abuse in relationships that are apparently consensual. The gender perspective applied to criminal law aims to produce a subversión of basic principles such as equality before the law, presumption of innocence until proven otherwise, distintion between testimony and proof, and the presentation of evidence by the accusing party. The sexual abuse case that the film proposes allows, however, to elude that path. Unlike Akira Kurosawa´s Rashomon, where those involved in a crime give divergent testimonies about the facts, here those involved tell the same facts, only they diverge in the meaning they give to them: while for Alex there was a consensual relationship, for Mila it was rape under threat. But human things aren´t so simple: under the framework of a trial, the film proposes the paradox of a consensual sexual relationship that becomes abuse due to resignification. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-446372024-04-01T13:19:43Z Responsibility for pleasure La responsabilidad por el goce Laso, Eduardo sexual abuse Metoo guilt responsability abuso sexual Metoo culpa responsabilidad Yvan Attal´s film Les choses humaines (2021) has at it´s background the effects of the MeToo movement, and the legal problem of determining sexual abuse in relationships that are apparently consensual. The gender perspective applied to criminal law aims to produce a subversión of basic principles such as equality before the law, presumption of innocence until proven otherwise, distintion between testimony and proof, and the presentation of evidence by the accusing party. The sexual abuse case that the film proposes allows, however, to elude that path. Unlike Akira Kurosawa´s Rashomon, where those involved in a crime give divergent testimonies about the facts, here those involved tell the same facts, only they diverge in the meaning they give to them: while for Alex there was a consensual relationship, for Mila it was rape under threat. But human things aren´t so simple: under the framework of a trial, the film proposes the paradox of a consensual sexual relationship that becomes abuse due to resignification. Les choses humaines (2021) de Yvan Attal tiene como trasfondo los efectos del movimiento MeToo, y el problema jurídico de determinar el abuso sexual en relaciones que se presentan aparentemente consentidas. La perspectiva de género aplicada al derecho penal pretende producir una subversión de principios básicos tales como: igualdad ante la ley, presunción de inocencia hasta demostrar lo contrario, diferencia entre testimonio y prueba, y aporte de pruebas a cargo de la parte acusadora. El caso de abuso sexual que propone el film permite, sin embargo, eludir esa vía. A diferencia de Rashomon, de Akira Kurosawa, donde los involucrados en un crimen dan testimonios divergentes en torno a los hechos, aquí los involucrados cuentan los mismos hechos, solo que divergen en el sentido que le dan: mientras que para Alex hubo una relación consentida, para Mila fue una violación bajo amenaza. Pero las cosas humanas no son tan simples: bajo el marco de un juicio, el film propone la paradoja de una relación sexual consensuada que deviene abuso por resignificación. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2024-04-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/44637 Ética y Cine Journal; Vol. 14 Núm. 1 (2024): Libertad y memoria. La libertad como fantasma; 89-95 2250-5415 2250-5660 10.31056/2250.5415.v14.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/44637/44826 Derechos de autor 2024 Ética y Cine Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
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| title | Responsibility for pleasure |
| title_alt | La responsabilidad por el goce |
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| title_short | Responsibility for pleasure |
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| topic | sexual abuse Metoo guilt responsability abuso sexual Metoo culpa responsabilidad |
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