Genuine Poetics: Expressive Authenticity in Film

Abstract

This chapter seeks to reflect on the concepts of entertainment, engagement, and poetics applied to cinematic art and it inscribes this set of reflections within the scope of aesthetic authenticity in cinema. The discussion is structured around the question of the autonomy of art, understood as a kind of characterization or requirement, a topic that remains current in the critical debates around cinematographic works, with a focus on the relationship between film aesthetics and authenticity.