Summary:
In his essay Psychology of the caress, Ignacio Martín-Baró points out
that the caress is one of the most typical expressions of the human
being: “the caress with the hand acquires a peculiar range of
expressiveness. Because caress, in man, is of transcendence. ” In this
way, he introduces some ideas that allow analyzing the scene described
by Suzanne Hommel in Gerard Miller’s documentary film about Jacques
Lacan. This brief comment introduces the value of that testimony,
while problematizing it.
Key words: Martín-Baró | caress | gestapo | geste à peau
