Divine Corporality (Manuel Oliveira)

 

Divine Corporality: The Cinema of Albert Serra - A Video Essay (YouTube) 3'05"
Film Essays by M.O. (11 Aug 2023)

The films of Albert Serra have inspired thought on the ideas of the corporeal and the idea of presence, always regarding to a certain literary and cinematographic tradition. This essay seeks to find some moments in his films that better illustrate some of these ideas and how they relate with each other. 

-- Films used in the video-essay: Honor de Cavalleria, Albert Serra (2006) - Andergraun Films El Cant dels Ocells, Albert Serra (2008) - Andergraun Films Història de la meva Mort, Albert Serra (2013) - Andergraun Films, Capricci Films La mort de Louis XIV, Albert Serra (2016) - Rosa Filmes, Andergraun Films Liberté, Albert Serra (2019) - Rosa Filmes, Andergraun Films Pacifiction, Albert Serra (2022) - Rosa Filmes, Andergraun Films