À côté des objets. Leur présence et visibilité a l’écran
The present thesis examines cinematographic objects. It is here understood by the term “object” anything that is able of being manipulated, each utensil or decorative apparel that is placed in the filmic scene and inside its frame. The decision of using the term “object” - instead of “thing”- was taken because of its conceptual and etymological opposition to the term “subject”. Hence, the object under inquiry –trying to go further than the mere distinctions between accessories and decoration, functional and contextual- is present; its visibility varies depending on the chosen scene, its composition, focalization and veracity. Moreover, its visibility also depends on the spectator’s dispositions. Therefore, departing from a definition and an initial study of its physical characteristics [position, size, movements and relations], this thesis addresses the questions about how, when and why the object is shown [and the spectator perceives and sees it]. From a methodological standpoint, the present thesis enriches each one of its study cases with the analysis of an example, which is illustrated from an iconographic repertoire. Nonetheless, at the moment of presenting and developing a system of cinematographic objects, the analysis focuses itself on a single film: I pugni in tasca, by Marco Bellocchio [1965]. This is done with the aim of establishing –for a particular case- the systemic workings of objects.