Anxiety narrative and the construction of distance in the film Claire Denis “Both Sides of the Blade”

Abstract

The article is devoted to the film by Claire Denis “ Both Sides of the Blade “ (Avec amour et acharnement), the author analyzes the techniques by which the narrative is built and distance is constructed. Using the tools of structural and post-structural analysis (R. Barth, G. Deleuze), the concept of physicality, the author identifies the functions of close-up, speech, which form the space of the intimate. The elements of genres that build intrigue in the film are analyzed. Intimate acts not so much as a form of communication, but as a way of leveling the distance. The author analyzes the nature of the camera, its role in building the narrative and comes to the conclusion that the structure of the film, by colliding speech and action, reveals their inconsistency and builds a kind of intrigue between the author and the viewer.

Keywords

• narrative in cinema
• claire denis
• feminist prose
• juliette binoche