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Benoît Peeters and Guy Scarpetta's Essay on Raúl Ruiz

publication · 2026-04-24

The essay 'Raoul Ruiz. Le magicien' by Benoît Peeters and Guy Scarpetta, published by Les Impressions Nouvelles, opens with Ruiz's axiom: 'We must invent the cinema of the 18th century.' The book explores the filmmaker's magical realism and intellectual approach.

Key facts

  • Essay titled 'Raoul Ruiz. Le magicien'
  • Authors: Benoît Peeters and Guy Scarpetta
  • Publisher: Les Impressions Nouvelles
  • Opens with Ruiz's quote about inventing 18th-century cinema
  • Reviewed in artpress n°429, January 2016, p. 81
  • Focuses on Ruiz's magical and intellectual cinema

Entities

Artists

  • Raúl Ruiz

Institutions

  • Les Impressions Nouvelles
  • artpress

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