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Dork Zabunyan's 'Les cinémas de Gilles Deleuze' Examined

publication · 2026-04-23

Dork Zabunyan's book 'Les cinémas de Gilles Deleuze' collects texts written in the 2000s, originally published in collective works or journals such as Critique, Trafic, and art press. The work does not offer a synthesis or introduction but rather a mosaic of commentaries centered on Deleuze's discourse on cinema. Zabunyan clarifies the complex relationship between philosophy and cinema in Deleuze's work: philosophy as a laboratory of concepts, cinema as a series of singular objects irreducible to illustrations. He examines problems of the seer, the stroll, and the spectator, and addresses the articulation between 'Cinéma 1: L'Image-Mouvement' (1983) and 'Cinéma 2: L'Image-Temps' (1985), as well as the link to Deleuze's lectures at the University of Vincennes.

Key facts

  • Book title: Les cinémas de Gilles Deleuze by Dork Zabunyan
  • Composed of texts written in the 2000s
  • Originally published in Critique, Trafic, and art press
  • Focuses on Deleuze's two cinema books: L'Image-mouvement (1983) and L'Image-temps (1985)
  • Does not offer a synthesis or critique
  • Examines the relationship between philosophy and cinema
  • Addresses problems of the seer, the stroll, and the spectator
  • Connects to Deleuze's lectures at the University of Vincennes

Entities

Artists

  • Gilles Deleuze
  • Dork Zabunyan

Institutions

  • University of Vincennes
  • Critique
  • Trafic
  • art press

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