Desire, Cinema, and Law: towards a critique of the legal subject, following Cláudio Assis’ footprints

With special attention to three of his feature films (Mango Yellow, Bog of Beasts, and Rat Fever), Cláudio Assis’ movies serve as a departing point towards a critique of the legal subject. The essay is divided in three parts. After a short definition of the legal subjectivity, three story arcs are analysed, one for each feature film considered. These selected story arcs should allow, in the end, the development of a critical approach to the notion of the legal subject, as well as to point out to future academic developments.

Keywords:
Cinema; Legal Subjectivity; Claudio Assis; Gilles Deleuze