12. Film and Philosophy: Akerman's La Captive

Published: March 14, 2014, 4:36 a.m.

Mainly a discussion of La Captive\xa0and the question of other minds, and of what the male lead (Simon) wants from his captive (Ariane): what kind of thing wanting more from her or something different from what she gives him could possibly be. \xa0Discussion therefore about replicants, zombies, and other minds. \xa0The sheer fascination of looking in La Captive.\xa0 Some discussion of Jeanne Dielman, but without the spoilers that would indicate how Jeanne turns out (to herself even) to have a mind -- an other mind.