02954nam 2200637Ia 450 991045733480332120200520144314.01-282-87222-297866128722280-231-51949-4(CKB)2550000000018611(EBL)895089(OCoLC)828795507(SSID)ssj0000438966(PQKBManifestationID)12127273(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438966(PQKBWorkID)10461028(PQKB)10338633(MiAaPQ)EBC895089(Au-PeEL)EBL895089(CaPaEBR)ebr10387058(CaONFJC)MIL287222(EXLCZ)99255000000001861120091110d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLevinas and the cinema of redemption[electronic resource] time, ethics, and the feminine /Sam B. GirgusNew York Columbia University Press20101 online resource (206 p.)Film and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-231-14765-1 0-231-14764-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Time, Film, and the Ethical Vision of Emmanuel Levinas; Chapter 1: American Transcendence; Chapter 2: Frank Capra and James Stewart; Chapter 3: The Changing Face of American Redemption; Chapter 4: Sex, Art, and Oedipus; Chapter 5: Fellini and La Dolce Vita; Chapter 6: Antonioni and L'Avventura; Notes; Index<div><P>In his philosophy of ethics and time, Emmanuel Levinas highlighted the tension that exists between the ""ontological adventure"" of immediate experience and the ""ethical adventure"" of redemptive relationships-associations in which absolute responsibility engenders a transcendence of being and self. <P>In an original commingling of philosophy and cinema study, Sam B. Girgus applies Levinas's ethics to a variety of international films. His efforts point to a transnational pattern he terms the ""cinema of redemption"" that portrays the struggle to connect to others in redeeming ways. GiFilm and culture.Motion picturesMoral and ethical aspectsMotion picturesPhilosophyRedemption in motion picturesElectronic books.Motion picturesMoral and ethical aspects.Motion picturesPhilosophy.Redemption in motion pictures.791.43/684Girgus Sam B.1941-700141MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457334803321Levinas and the cinema of redemption2450723UNINA