S/X: fictions of embodiment in Cocteau's 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde.'
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The play 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (1937) by Jean Cocteau employs Arthurian figures without remaining faithful to the Arthurian legend, as critics and audiences appear to have expected. The play has multiple levels that reflect the problematics of embodiment. Cocteau projects onto the character of an enslaved demon his own self-chosen role as an unwilling imitator of established models.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1999
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'La Princesse de Cleves': Lafayette et Cocteau, deux versions
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The film version of 'La Princesse de Cleves' by Jean Cocteau presents an idealized portrayal of impossible love, unlike the sociopolitical richness of the original novel by Mme de Lafayette, from which it was adapted. Comparison of the film and the book highlights the limits of masculine fantasies concerning women's power and social position. Article text is in French.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1998
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"Vous allez vous user les yeux": Renoir's framing of 'La bete humaine.'(Critical Essay)
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The 1938 film adaptation of Zola's 'La Bete humaine' by Jean Renoir is discussed, with a focus on the theme of individual and social blindness. Topics include the gaze, specular dynamics, gender and identity.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1999
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