Sexual Difference in European Cinema: The Curse of Enjoyment

by Fabio Vighi

What can film tell us about enjoyment and sexual difference? Can cinematic fiction be more Real than reality? Fabio Vighi looks at Jacques Lacan's theory of sexuality alongside some of the best-known works of European cinema, including films by Fellini, Truffaut, Antonioni and Bergman.

Genres: Philosophy

263 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2009