ABSTRACT

Noting the use of long takes in controversial scenes of sexual violence in ‘new extreme’ films, this article considers the ethical ramifications of such stylistic choices in Irreversible and The Tribe. In these long takes, I suggest we see the alterable ‘process’ rather than the unalterable ‘unity’ of a scene’s action; these scenes thus interpellate an ethical witness who fulfils the ethical obligations of the witness without being physically present. I explore the problematic power position made possible by this absent ethical witness to suggest a way of moving beyond the entrenched partisan positions that exemplify many accounts of new extreme films and depictions of sexual violence more broadly.

摘要

注意到在“新极端”电影中有争议的性暴力场景中使用长镜头，本文考虑了在《不可逆转》和《部落》中这种风格选择的伦理后果。在这些长镜头中，我建议我们看到可变的“过程”，而不是场景动作的不可改变的“统一”；因此，这些场景要求一名道德证人在没有亲身出席的情况下履行证人的道德义务。我探讨了这个缺席的道德证人可能导致的有问题的权力地位，以提出一种超越根深蒂固的党派立场的方法，这些立场体现了许多新极端电影的描述和更广泛的性暴力描述。