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The Real in Film and Its Impact
Abstract
The paper examines the relationship between film and reality, which on the author’s view cannot be grasped without taking into account the viewer. For Béla Balázs the viewer is a part of the film world. Jean Epstein goes even further in his substituting an actor for a viewer. Balázs develops the concept of identification while Epstein’s idea is to subvert the viewer’s world of peace and certainties. Benjamin shows that watching a film is a two-way effect. Barthes’ aim is to show the place, from which this effect comes. Lyotard describes another particularity of the film. The stasis represents a situation when the film shows the limits of perception.
Film, Reality, Viewer, Identification, B. Balázs, J. Epstein, W. Benjamin, R. Barthes, J.-F. Lyotard, Third sense, Stasis, Difference, Optical unconsciousness