Repetition and the Montage of Archival Images in Rithy Panh’s Irradiés (2020)

Authors

  • Tomyo Costa Ito Universidade de São Paulo

Abstract

The article examines Irradiés (2020), by Rithy Panh, highlighting repetition as a procedure to reinscribe images of twentieth-century wars and genocides. Around Hiroshima, the film brings together both established and less visible archives, from Cambodia and from colonial contexts, shifting visual hierarchies and the historical gaze. The voice-overs organise the experience through series and questions, elaborating the gaze in the face of violence.

Published

2026-03-31

Issue

No. 39 (2026): O REAL COMO MÉTODO: DIÁLOGOS ENTRE O DOCUMENTÁRIO E A TEORIA DE CINEASTAS | La realidad como método: diálogos entre el documental y la Teoría de los cineastas | Reality as Method: Dialogues between Documentary and Filmmakers’ theory | La réalité comme méthode : dialogues entre théorie du documentaire et la Théorie des cinéastes

Section

DOSSIER TEMÁTICO | Dossier temático | Thematic dossier | Dossier thématique

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