The rhetorical structure of Frederick Wiseman's primate
1985; Routledge; Volume: 71; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00335638509383729
ISSN1479-5779
Autores Tópico(s)Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
ResumoFrederick Wiseman's film Primate is a rhetorical documentary about the implications of human curiosity in an institutional setting—a primate research center. Wiseman uses comparison, sequence, and sound‐image relations to employ and transcend filmic and rhetorical genres, enabling him to engage the viewer in a reflective exploration of human being. Primate demonstrates how facts can be recontextualized into complex meanings, and how audiences can be actively involved in the process of constructing meanings.
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