Film International, January 1st, 2003
Renate Guenther Marguerite Duras (French Film Directors) Manchester: Manchester University Press 2002 ALWAYS AND INSISTENTLY, in books or films, you hear that unmistakable voice. Its lyrical minimalism speaks in short sentences or even sentence fragments with relatively straight forward syntax, basic vocabulary, present-tense verbs, abstract nouns and sensual adjectives to create a deceptive simplicity. It pronounces the insistent poetry of paradox, repetition and everydayness even as it links individual love and desire to society and politics. The voice belongs to Marguerite Duras, one o...
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