Le cinéma comme institution

Abstract

Published together in 1983 in Cinéma, Writing Temptation, these four “somewhat counter-theoretical” texts, as Hasumi Shigehiko himself described them, were written in 1980 and 1981. They allow us to grasp the originality of his criticism, which is based on the encounter of the work as an event, as well as on the difficulty of reviewing it in light of the epistemological framework of contemporary thought. To designate his targets, Hasumi uses the notions of institution, narrative and narration, and even culture. While undoubtedly provocative, his opinions were based above all on detailed knowledge of contemporary debates in literary and film theory, philosophy, and semiology.

Keywords

• Criticism
• Cinema
• Institution
• Literature
• Narrative
• Narration