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Levinas and the cinema of redemption [[electronic resource] ] : time, ethics, and the feminine / / Sam B. Girgus



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Autore: Girgus Sam B. <1941-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Levinas and the cinema of redemption [[electronic resource] ] : time, ethics, and the feminine / / Sam B. Girgus Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
Disciplina: 791.43/684
Soggetto topico: Motion pictures - Moral and ethical aspects
Motion pictures - Philosophy
Redemption in motion pictures
Classificazione: 08.41
24.31
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: <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. Gi
Titolo autorizzato: Levinas and the cinema of redemption  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-87222-2
9786612872228
0-231-51949-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910781015503321
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Serie: Film and culture.