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The 13 pages that link to Direct address, each with the reason it gives.

• The fourth wallCompared with: It makes spectators acknowledged participants rather than invisible observers.

• Jean-Luc GodardRelated: Godard uses it to expose performance and interrupt the illusion of an invisible camera.

• Breaking the fourth wallRelated: A character breaks the wall when direct address reaches the audience outside the story.

• Cinema of attractionsRelated: Performers look or gesture toward the camera, making the film’s audience part of the spectacle.

• Brechtian theatreRelated: Addressing spectators can interrupt illusion and foreground the act of performance.

• MetatheatreRelated: Addressing spectators makes the audience’s presence part of the theatrical event.

• BreathlessRelated: Michel’s glances toward the camera puncture the story’s illusion of invisibility.

• Diane ArbusRelated: Many Arbus subjects meet the camera’s gaze, making the viewer’s act of looking conspicuous.

• Epistolary literatureRelated: Letters intensify direct address by giving it a specific recipient and communicative occasion.

• Thornton WilderRelated: The Stage Manager uses it to connect Grover’s Corners with the audience’s world.

• Fred RogersRelated: Rogers's quiet, personal delivery made television feel like a conversation with one child.

• James Montgomery FlaggRelated: Uncle Sam’s pointing finger and gaze make the poster seem to address each viewer personally.

• Lord Kitchener Wants YouRelated: Kitchener’s gaze and pointing finger make the appeal feel personal.