The Cinema House and the World - (Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents) by Serge Daney (Hardcover)

The Cinema House and the World by Serge Daney is a thought-provoking collection of essays that delve into the world of cinema, psychoanalysis, and popular culture.

As one of the greatest film critics of his generation, Daney's writing reflects his evolving interests and perspectives on the medium.

The book is filled with a sense of excitement and intellectual curiosity, as Daney approaches cinema from various angles, including the auteur approach of the French New Wave and a more structural examination of film. Daney's writing is openly gay throughout his lifetime, but he rarely wrote explicitly about homosexuality.

However, his work reflects a queer sensibility that influenced future generations.

Daney's criticism is open, challenging, and compulsively readable, making him an institutionalist who primed the terrain for future filmmakers. Through his own work and in the publications he invigorated and preserved, Daney cultivated and inspired critics who would perpetuate the stringent and self-questioning Cahiers legacy that also lives on in the best of French cinema.

The newly translated volume traces Daney's path from a young contributor at Cahiers to the guiding voice and editor of the publication, and later as a reviewer for the newspaper Libération. Daney's approach to cinema as a global art, his diverse set of interests, and his applications of philosophical concepts make him particularly equipped to be the critic in the age of images.

His revenant presence offers a most welcome disquietude, and his work defines modern cinema. Don't miss out on this opportunity to delve into the mind of one of the greatest film critics of all time.

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