Revelationist Aesthetics in Contemporary Cinema

This book explores the revelationist tradition from the 1950s to the early 2000s, revisiting a formative period in film history - from Italian Neorealism and the Nouvelle Vague to political modernism.

Karel Pletinck is a postdoctoral researcher interested in the interconnections between history, philosophy, and the arts, with a focus on post-war Europe. He has published his work in journals such as French Forum, Journal of Aesthetics and Culture, and French Screen Studies.

Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Note on translations and referencing, Introduction, Part I. Romantic Legacies in French Revelationist Film Criticism (1940s-1950s), Chapter 1. The myth of revelationist poetry, Chapter 2. Towards an incarnationalist realism, Chapter 3. The Romantic paradox in modern cinema, Part II. Revelationist Aesthetics in Modern and Contemporary Cinema (1960s-2000s), Chapter 4. Lyricism at the heart of political modernism, 1967-89, Chapter 5. Between cinema's childhood and demise, 1986-99, Chapter 6. Revelationist poetry in times of need, 1989-2005, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.