W poszukiwaniu siebie. Biograficzny dyptyk Łozińskich w kontekście Lacanowskiej fazy lustra
In Search of the Self: A Biographical Dyptych by the Łozińskis in the Context of the Lacanian Mirror Stage

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this paper is one shot included in two films: Ojciec i syn [Father and Son] (2013) by Paweł Łoziński and Ojciec i syn w podróży [Father and Son on a Journey] (2013) by Marcel Łoziński. This shot from the Łozińskis’ family archive displays the father (Marcel Łoziński) standing in front of a mirror with a film camera in one hand and his little son Paweł on the other arm. It seems to be a perfect illustration of Jacques Lacan’s concept of the mirror stage, according to which the moment in which a baby recognizes itself in the mirror is a turning point, creating an awareness of individual identity, alongside with an awareness of its separateness from its principal caretaker. In this paper, the author analyses this shot through the prism of Lacanian theory, while also taking into account the differences in the editing of each film.

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