20.500.12556/RUL-180878 Steakhouse by Špela Čadež intimate partner (psychological) abuse through tangible imagery and the act of resistance This article examines Špela Čadež’s Steakhouse, a ten-minute animated short, as a formally inventive and politically resonant depiction of psychological abuse in intimate relationships. The film provides a nuanced and impactful portrayal of the cyclical nature of psychological abuse, exposing emotional entrapment through richly textured visual and auditory design. Employing analogue multiplane collage animation and haptic visuality, Steakhouse creates a tactile, immersive experience that evokes emotional suffocation, particularly through the key sequence of smoke. Drawing on Alain Bergala’s conception of cinema as art, it argues that the film’s aesthetic strategies function as a mode of authorship and critical engagement. Grounded in an interdisciplinary approach, it further incorporates Laura U. Marks’ concept of haptic visuality and Sara Ahmed’s notion of “everyday resistance” to explore how subtle gestures become feminist acts of refusal. Although not explicitly framed as a feminist work, Steakhouse critiques patriarchal dynamics embedded in domestic space and labour. Parallels with Agnés Varda’s Cléo from 5 to 7 underscore the role of spatial embodiment in the articulation of female subjectivity. Produced during the pandemic, Steakhouse foregrounds animation’s power to render invisible forms of violence perceptible and to provoke critical reflection through sensory engagement. Špela Čadež Steakhouse psychological abuse multiplane collage animation haptic visuality female subjectivity Cléo from 5 to 7 Špela Čadež Steakhouse psihična zloraba multiplanska kolažna animacijska tehnika haptična vizualnost ženska subjektivnost true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-03-18 15:14:36 2026-03-18 15:14:43 2026-03-21 04:06:23 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 54–71 no. 1 Vol. 23 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 791.6 2040-0594 10.1080/17411548.2025.2494923 240039683 Steakhouse_by__pela__ade___intimate_partner__psychological__abuse_through_tangible_imagery_and_the_act_of_resistance.pdf Steakhouse_by__pela__ade___intimate_partner__psychological__abuse_through_tangible_imagery_and_the_act_of_resistance.pdf 1 F41D80DF92BFDDC6C462A340E733D819 09544c4e9bb811ce0f1d89ef6e3a4fa90349f4685a80abad8a479dfe3227683e 1bbe72dd-22d5-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=230820 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17411548.2025.2494923 0 e093edf4-22d4-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=230819 Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo 0 0 0