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The Quarrel of Cinematic Apparatuses

opinion-review · 2026-04-23

The specific apparatus of cinema is under siege from all surrounding devices, confronted as it is by filmmakers drawn to installation, artists drawing material from within it, television, and the mechanisms of the computer.

Key facts

  • The cinema's own dispositif is besieged by surrounding dispositifs.
  • Filmmakers are attracted to installation art.
  • Artists draw material from cinema.
  • Television and computer mechanisms also challenge cinema.

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