Martine Beugnet is a French film theorist, and a Professor in Visual Studies at the

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. She has written primarily on corporeality and

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and narrative cinema, and has had her work published in several film journals. She wrote her PhD thesis at the

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in 1999, on themes of

sexuality Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied wi ...

and bodies in recent

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, citing filmmakers such as

Claire Denis Claire Denis (; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film '' Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s, as well as of all time. Other acclaimed works include '' Trouble E ...

Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film '' Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He is the son of famous French actor Bernar ...

Jean-Jacques Beineix Jean-Jacques Beineix (; 8 October 1946 – 13 January 2022) was a French film director best known for the films ''Diva'' and '' Betty Blue''. His work is regarded as a prime example of the ''cinéma du look'' film movement in France. Early life ...

, Laetitia Masson, and

Leos Carax Alex Christophe Dupont (born 22 November 1960), best known as Leos Carax (), is a French film director, critic and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was '' Boy Meets Girl'' (198 ...

. She later wrote an entire monograph on the work of Claire Denis, where she invoked the

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of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. In 2005, she published a book on cinematic treatments of

Marcel Proust Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; ; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel '' In Search of Lost Time'' (''À la recherche du temps perdu''; with the previous En ...

, written in collaboration with Marion Schmid. Two years later, she wrote a book titled ''Cinema and Sensation'', where she further explored themes she had written about in her PhD thesis, again invoking Deleuze.Saige Walton
review of ''Cinema and Sensation''
''Senses of Cinema'' 50 (April 2009). * Emma Wilson
review of ''Cinema and Sensation''
''Screen'' 50.3 (October 2009), 349–351.

Bibliography

* ''Sexualité, marginalité, contrôle: cinéma français contemporain'' (L'Harmattan, 2000) * ''Claire Denis'' (

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, 2004) * ''Proust at the Movies'', with Dr Marion Schmid (Ashgate, 2005) * ''Cinema and Sensation: French Film and the Art of Transgression'' (

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, 2007)

References

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