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Veo, veo; Leo, Leo?: A re(-)viewing of haptic and visual discourse in Bigas Luna's Bilbao (1978)

Abstract This article investigates the trope of failing vision in Bigas Luna's 1978 film Bilbao as it equates to collapsing of dictatorship and an emergent dissident filmic practice. Engaging with the concept of tactile vision it posits that this recourse to sensory methods of vision, not traditionally associated with film, is the result of the search for an aesthetic capable of depicting a society in transition. The power previously thought to inhere in the cinematic gaze is interrogated as a more inclusive cinematography appeals to our sense of touch. Using the work of Laura Marks and Giuliana Bruno it explores the techniques which make this possible and highlights the slippage at work as a subversive tool in this enthralling post-dictatorship production.