Deleuze and Lola Montes offers an articulate and accessible introduction to Deleuzes theories as well as an instructive case study of how to use Deleuzes writings on cinema to illuminate particular films. * Jean Wyatt, Professor of English, Occidental College, USA *
Deleuze and Lola Montes unpacks the intricate interweaving of Deleuzes theories of cinematic image, time, and subjectivity. The clarity of this work has the capacity to make the teaching of the Cinema books an enjoyable experience; no easy task, something anyone who has attempted to teach them will confirm. Furthermore, the work does so without smoothing over the complexities of Deleuzes thinking. This goes far beyond what one might expect from a text book. Rushtons scholarship will enable readers to understand the conceptual tenets of the Cinema books while guiding them through Deleuzes philosophical lineage from Spinoza, Nietzsche, and Bergson. Along the way, the reader learns how Deleuzes rigorous interrogation of time and subjectivity, in addition to his response to and revision of these philosophers, is threaded through his film theory. Deleuzes Cinema books comprise an innovative and unique way of engaging in film texts. It will be exciting to see how, through this exceptional textbook, film students enter conversations with Deleuze that will reverberate in their theoretical thinking and efforts in cinematic image making. This is a fortunate opportunity for theory and practice to meet in the film studies classroom. * Hyon Joo Yoo, Associate Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of Vermont, USA *
A brilliant idea in popularizing Deleuzes theory through a masterpiece in European cinema. This may also lead to further work on Ophuls and Deleuze. * Fabio Vighi, Professor of Italian and Critical Theory, Cardiff University, UK *
