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The chapter critiques the treatment of the individual film in Gilles Deleuze’s Cinema books. As a case study, it focuses on Cinema 1 and in particular the remarks on Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket (France, 1959). The chapter tests the terms and phrases that Deleuze uses to characterise the film. This testing highlights the stresses and strains in his articulations and specifications showing how they may significantly affect an understanding of text and film.
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Klevan, A. (2023). Deleuze and the Film in His Mind. In: Lash, D., Law, H.L. (eds) Gilles Deleuze and Film Criticism. Palgrave Film Studies and Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33305-7_3
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