The Bressonians Dr Gerben J. Messelink

The Bressonians Dr Gerben J. MesselinkHow should we understand film authorship in an era when the idea of the solitary and sovereign auteur has come under attack, with critics proclaiming the death of the author and the end of cinema? The Bressonians provides an answer in the form of a strikingly original study of Bresson and his influence on the work of filmmakers Jean Eustache and Maurice Pialat. Extending the discourse of authorship beyond the idea of a singular visionary, it explores

this complete transcription of Florence Nightingale's hitherto-unpublished diary (recorded during visits to Egypt and Greece in 1850) reveals the troubled period during which she finally realized that the answer to her call from God lay in service to humanity

With its unique shifting of perspectives

including all important “Add-ins” such as 3D Maps

They also encourage liberation from self-centeredness through the fiery path of love

including South Asia

Virality Vitality suggests a novel approach to questions of the agency of "matter" or the "nonhuman

but also in Montreal

alleviation of biotic/abiotic stress

”—Film Snob Weekly

They were lovers

he weighs the evidence to craft a rich

This scrutiny shows both the diversity and universality of each culture as she takes the literary works out of their individual contexts and relates them to humankind in general