Mediator : Pascal Cristiani

In his Praise of the experimental cinema, Dominique Noguez recalls the etymology of the "experimental" word dependent "of start (with) an idea of research. And even - because "experiment" also "magic spell meant" - of a little diabolic research." It gives of them the complexes connotations which make the richness of this term and the least bad of thEequalifiers to indicate these films builds on a "formal concern" and apart from a market economy. The word is useful by defect. A defect which we assert since carrying double direction. The field is open. Which are the parties taken? “Eloge du cinéma expérimental” by Dominique Noguezto the Editions Paris Expérimental, Paris, 1999.