“Sinepati” Kavramı Bağlamında “Jean-Luc Dardenne Kardeşler” Sineması
Cinema of “Jean-Luc Dardenne Brothers” in the Context of “Cinepathy” Concept

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this study is to distinguish empathy within the confinements of cinema and to think of a new concept called “Cinepathy” which will be evaluated through cinematographic items and identifiers in the cinema of the Dardenne Brothers. Theoretical section focuses on the meanings of empathy and its distinction with sympathy. The philosophical views that an empathic relationship exists between “I” and “the other” are being put to discussion. Then different views on the relation of the viewer towards the film are being emphasized in cinema theory. Finally the relationship between cinema and empathy is been evaluated. Questions such as, ‘’How does cinema think about empathy and how does the viewer interact with this thought process?’’ are trying to be answered in this part. In this context the possibilities of the concept of “cinepaty” which has specific attributes in the general art of cinematography will be discussed. Afterwards this new concept of “cinepathy” was considered together with the style of cinema unique to the Dardenne brothers. If cinema has a mind of it’s own then it is important to consider how it can think about empathy.

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