This book offers a series of critical commentaries on; and forced encounters between; different thinkers. At stake in this philosophical and psychoanalytical enquiry is the drawing of a series of diagrams of the finite/infinite relation; and the mapping out of the contours for a speculative and pragmatic production of subjectivity.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful book on a great subjectBy FrankI love this book; and it has prompted me to study more of Truffauts films. It is an excellent survey of Truffauts films; but has been criticized for its psychoanalytical notions. I dont find these to be excessive or inappropriate; even though I consider psychoanalysis to be passe. Psychological theory is essentially handicapped by the disparity between interesting questions and methodloogy that cannot reach those interesting questions while standing on scientific foundations; and psychoanalysis wasnt satisfied only to tiptoe above those foundations. Gillains basic analysis of Truffaut is plausible enough to me. Further; Truffaut refers to psychoanalysis in his interview of Hitchcock. Psychoanalytic theory (e.g. Norman Browns "Life Against Death") was popular when Truffaut made his films. Gillains analysis shows interesting relationships among the themes in many of Truffauts films. I watched "The Wild Child" after reading about it in her book. This film; with a rather scientific attitude derived from Dr. Itards book; "Victor of Aveyron;" has none of the sexual intrigue found in Truffauts best films; but those who know him as the author of "The 400 Blows" can appreciate the richness of his performance as the often puzzled Dr. Itard; since he was himself a wild child before he became a film maker. This perception alone would make Gillains book worth reading. Her style is lively and consistently interesting; and she has much to say. Truffaut liked talking with her; and I recommend her book highly.