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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452903503321

Autore

McGowan Todd

Titolo

The fictional Christopher Nolan [[electronic resource] /] / by Todd McGowan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2012

ISBN

0-292-73783-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

791.4302/33092

Soggetti

Motion picture producers and directors - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the ethics of the lie -- The snare of truth: Following and the perfect patsy -- Memento and the desire not to know -- The dirty cop: Insomnia and the art of detection -- The banal superhero: the politicized realism of Batman begins -- The violence of creation in The prestige -- The hero's form of appearance: the necessary darkness of The dark knight -- A plea for the abandonment of reality in Inception -- Conclusion: lying without consequence.