The Actor and the Allegory

Some Reflection around Ejzenštejn, Benjamin, Bazin, Brecht

Authors

  • Armando Petrini

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https://doi.org/10.13135/2036-5624/55

Abstract

The essay addresses the important theoretical question of the relationship between actor and character in film and theatrical acting through Benjamin’s distinction between symbol and allegory, also reflecting on the topic of Sergej Ejzenštejn, André Bazin and Bertolt Brecht.

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2017-06-25

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Petrini, A. (2017). The Actor and the Allegory: Some Reflection around Ejzenštejn, Benjamin, Bazin, Brecht. Il Castello Di Elsinore, 20(76), 37–44. https://doi.org/10.13135/2036-5624/55

Issue

No. 76 (2017)

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Essays

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Copyright (c) 2017 Armando Petrini

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