Cinema of Jean-Luc Dardenne brothers" in the context of sinepati concept

The main aim of this study is to distinguish empathy within the confinements of cinema and to think of a new concept called "Cinepathy" which will be evaluated through cinematographic items and identifiers in the cinema of the Dardenne Brothers. In this context, the first part of the theoretical section focuses on the meanings of empathy and it's distinction with sympathy. The philosophical views that an empathic relationship exists between "I" and "the other" are being put to discussion. Thereafter some arguments are made about the basic mechanical structure a creature creates in forming a relationship with its world in the evolutionary context. In addition, some of the opinions that have emphasized the cognitive and emotional aspects of empathy have been evaluated. In the second part, different views on the relation of the viewer towards the film are being emphasized in cinema theory. The third part is where the relationship between cinema and empathy is been evaluated. Questions such as, ''How does cinema think about empathy and how does the viewer interact with this thought process?'' are trying to be answered in this part. İn this context the possibilities of the concept of 'sinepati' which has specific attributes in the general art of cinematography will be discussed. Afterwards this new concept of "cinepathy" was considered together with the style of cinema unique to the Dardenne brothers. If cinema has a mind of it's own then it is important to consider how it can think about empathy. Furthermore it is possible to conceptualise the empathic relationship between the observer and the cinema through the emotional bond it creates.