Tendre et cruel in Rehearsal: Repetition and Seeing outside the Frame.
The article focuses on film scholar Laura Mulvey's idea of repetition and return as a process of cinematic analysis and use it as a lens for viewing theater. It examines the rehearsal period for Martin Crimp's play "Cruel and Tender" in its 2013 production in French by Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman. It di...
| Published in: | Contemporary Theatre Review Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 461 - 476 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2018
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| Summary: | The article focuses on film scholar Laura Mulvey's idea of repetition and return as a process of cinematic analysis and use it as a lens for viewing theater. It examines the rehearsal period for Martin Crimp's play "Cruel and Tender" in its 2013 production in French by Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman. It discusses Mulvey's argument that identifying and focusing on particular scenes and frames and watching them multiple times allows spectators to see another world open out behind the flow of narrative. |
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