On the Limits of Narcissism: Alain Delon, Masculinity, and the Delusion of Agency

Waldron, Darren

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“…In La Piscine (with costumes designed by André Courrèges), it is French star Delon who is the primary focus of the spectator's lingering gaze; as the beautiful spectacle of his lithe, tanned body and chiseled brooding dark looks dominate the screen. As the star of Plein Soleil (René Clément, 1960), Delon was, as Bruzzi and Church Gibson argue, one of the "first male heroes to be stripped and fetishized on screen" (2008, 164;Waldron 2015). As Nick Rees-Roberts discusses (2011), the enduring appeal of Delon in La Piscine was further secured and brought to a new audience on the basis of Dior's heritage inspired "Eau Savage" campaign in 2010.…”

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Sun, Sex, and Style in Smart Cinema: Tilda Swinton inA Bigger Splash(Luca Guadagnino, 2015)

Gilligan

2017

Fashion Theory

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This article will examine the ways in which costuming plays a pivotal and disruptive role in A Bigger Splash. Through Tilda Swinton's virtually mute performance as recovering rock star Marianne Lane, the intersections between clothing, the body, and performance construct a visual language dominated by desire, touch, conflict, turmoil, and disguise. With costumes designed by Raf Simons at Dior, in collaboration with Giulia Piersanti, an aesthetic of stylish resort wear is showcased to a niche audience. Although A Bigger Splash attempts to position itself as a European version of the American "smart film," I will argue that it is a "Europudding": a well-intentioned European coproduction with transnational scope, that aspires to art film status, but is devoid of broader social or political resonance. Through the casting of Swinton, ambivalence is commodified and used to promote luxury designer fashion to an aspirational audience rich in cultural capital, that wishes to distance itself from mainstream celebrity culture and Hollywood blockbusters.

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Section: From La Piscine To a Bigger Splashmentioning

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Sun, Sex, and Style in Smart Cinema: Tilda Swinton inA Bigger Splash(Luca Guadagnino, 2015)

Gilligan

2017

Fashion Theory

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On the Limits of Narcissism: Alain Delon, Masculinity, and the Delusion of Agency

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Sun, Sex, and Style in Smart Cinema: Tilda Swinton inA Bigger Splash(Luca Guadagnino, 2015)

Sun, Sex, and Style in Smart Cinema: Tilda Swinton inA Bigger Splash(Luca Guadagnino, 2015)

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