Of elephants and toothaches : ethics, politics, and religion in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Decalogue / / Eva Badowska and Francesca Parmeggiani, Editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 791.45/72
• Soggetto topico: Television programs - Moral and ethical aspects - Poland; Religion on television
• Persona (resp. second.): ParmeggianiFrancesca; BadowskaEva
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. The cycle's deft handling of moral ambiguity and inventive technique established Kieslowski as a major international director. Kieslowski once said, Both the deep believer and the habitual skeptic experience toothaches in exactly the same way. Of Elephants and Toothaches takes seriously the range of thought, from theological to skeptical, condensed in the cycle's quite human tales. Bringing together scholars of film, philosophy, literature, and several religions, the volume ranges from individual responsibility, to religion in modernity, to familial bonds, to human desire and material greed. It explores Kieslowski's cycle as it relentlessly solicits an ethical response that stimulates both inner disquiet and interpersonal dialogue.
• Titolo autorizzato: Of elephants and toothaches
• ISBN: 9780823267132; 082326713X; 0823267113; 9780823267118; 9780823267101; 0823267105; 9780823269273; 0823269272
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136771103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II