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Mainstream body-character breach films and subjectivization
Sandra Meiri1, Odeya Kohen-Raz1,2,3
1The Open University of Israel, University Rd., Raanana 4353701, Israel.
Body-character breach films, where actors inhabit new roles, reveal Lacan's concept of traversing fantasy. This cinematic technique disrupts viewer expectations, encouraging self-awareness and personal desire.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalytic Film Theory
- Cinematic Studies
- Subjectivity Studies
Background:
- Explores the psychoanalytic concept of 'traversing the fantasy' within cinematic narratives.
- Focuses on 'body-character breach films' where an actor's identity merges with a new character.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate Lacan's notion of traversing the fantasy through cinematic analysis.
- To examine how these films alter spectatorial positions and induce subjectivization.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of a unique corpus of 'body-character breach films'.
- Application of Lacanian psychoanalytic concepts to film diegesis and spectatorship.
- Examination of rhetorical strategies and ethical dimensions within films.
Main Results:
- Films breach the actor-character alliance, perturbing viewer fantasies of wholeness.
- Spectators experience a shift in position, confronting unconscious fantasies and the lack in the Other.
- Cinema can facilitate subjectivization by encouraging responsibility for one's desire.
Conclusions:
- Body-character breach films offer a model for traversing fantasy and achieving subjectivization.
- The process involves identification, fantasy dissolution, cinematic strategies, and ethical engagement with desire.
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