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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818559003321

Autore

Sinnerbrink Robert

Titolo

New philosophies of film : thinking images / / Robert Sinnerbrink

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum International Pub. Group, , 2011

ISBN

1-4411-2873-5

1-4725-4577-X

1-283-32205-6

9786613322050

1-4411-4619-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

791.4301

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: why did philosophy go to the movies? -- The analytic-cognitivist turn. The empire strikes back: critiques of "grand theory" -- The rules of the game: new ontologies of film -- Adaptation: philosophical approaches to narrative -- From cognitivism to film-philosophy. A.I.: cognitivism goes to the movies -- Bande a part: Deleuze and Cavell as film-philosophers -- Scenes from a marriage: film as philosophy -- Cinematic thinking. Hollywood in trouble: David Lynch's Inland empire -- "Chaos reigns": anti-cognitivism in Lars von trier's Antichrist -- Song of the earth: cinematic romanticism in Malick's The new world -- Coda: "the six most beautiful minutes in the history of cinema".

Sommario/riassunto

This is a critical exploration of analytic and Continental philosophies of film, which puts film-philosophy into practice with detailed discussions of three filmmakers. The book includes philosophical readings of three key contemporary filmmakers: Malick, Lynch and Von Trier. It also features links to online resources, guides to further reading and a filmography