ABSTRACT
The author considers cinematic space through a new analytical view – which actually is not only a 'view', but a carnal perception that deeply implies the spectator's body. The concept of space-image does not compete with the existing paradigms of cinematic space. Space-image is meant to be a complementary notion, highlighting the fact that before showing and staging an imaginary space 'behind the screen', every film is first a spatial phenomenon in itself. Unlike the Newtonian paradigm of space, cinematic space is relative – that is, not absolute – since it is sensed through a process of continuous variation of forms and volumes operating inside the film images. Every film builds its own spatial rhythm, meaning that every film can potentially be analysed with the theoretical tool of space-image. However, it would be excessive to pretend that all films contribute to a real 'space-image cinema'.
