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Tuesday, November 23, 2004, 9:23:45 AM, one spoke: C> Can anyone suggest examples of writing on the concept of film and C> unpleasure (what makes films unenjoyable, and why a filmmaker might C> deliberately produce such a film)? Alternatively, any suggestions C> of theories of visual pleasure aside from those related to feminist C> film theory would be really helpful. You might want to have a look at James Elkins' _The Object Stares Back_, which spends some very uncomfortable pages looking at a series of pictures from an execution. Amazon link for reference only ;-> -- it's got "Search Inside" enabled ... search for "thousand parts" and follow the link to page 94: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0156004976/ -- Jim Flannery [log in to unmask] * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **