Philosophical Perspective on Cinema

Informationen zum Autor Pedro Blas González is professor of philosophy at Barry University. Klappentext The main premise of Philosophical Perspective on Cinema is simple: Can a visual medium such as cinema put in greater perspective diverse aspects of human experience? Films are usually sorted by genres, but by applying metaphysical/existential categories to cinema, the author enables readers to reflect on the nature and essence of existence by making life appear less transparent to itself. Undoubtedly, the connection between sensual reality and philosophical reflection is often glossed over when the emphasis is placed on theoretical abstractions, and not life itself. While this work is a reflection on the philosophy of existence, the author embraces a practical approach to the metaphysical/existential foundation of human existence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Metaphysical/Existential Reflection Seeking Qualitative Essences in Cinema Chapter 1: 2001: An Existential Odyssey Chapter 2: Andrei Tarkovsky: Truth Endorsed by Life Chapter 3: Fahrenheit 451: A Brave New World for the New Man Chapter 4: Citizen Kane: Biography and the Unfinished Sentence Chapter 5: Treasure of the Sierra Madre, or Socrates in the Desert Chapter 6: Jean Pierre Melville: Encounters with Conscience Chapter 7: Seven Thieves: Making the World Gasp Chapter 8: Curse of the Demon: Of Evil, Myth and Reason Chapter 9: The Uninvited and Dead of Night: The Ominous Other Chapter 10: Jacques Tati: Last Bastion of Innocence in Modernity Conclusion

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Pedro Blas Gonzalez, Pedro Blas González, Gonzalez Pedro Blas, Gonzàlez Pedro Blas, Pedro Blas González
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.12.2024
• EAN: 9781666906240
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-624-0
• Seiten: 190
• Serie: Politics, Literature, & Film
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Politics & government, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General