What Film Is Good for - On the Values of Spectatorship

For well over a century, going to the movies has been a favorite pastime for billions across the globe. But is film actually good for anything? This volume brings together thirty-six scholars, critics, and filmmakers in search of an answer. Their responses range from the most personal to the most theoretical-and, together, recast current debates about film ethics. Movie watching here emerges as a wellspring of value, able to sustain countless visions of "the good life." Films, these authors affirm, make us reflect, connect, adapt; they evoke wonder and beauty; they challenge and transform. In a word, its varieties of value make film invaluable.

Product details

• Authors: Julian Hanich, Prof. Julian Rossouw Hanich, Martin P. Rossouw, Prof. Martin P. Hanich Rossouw
• Assisted by: Julian Hanich (Editor), Martin P. Rossouw (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.09.2023
• EAN: 9780520386808
• ISBN: 978-0-520-38680-8
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism