Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema

A Sartrean Perspective

210 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This unique volume brings together experts on Sartre and on Cinema who provide existentialist readings of contemporary films The international breadth of this volume demonstrates the extent to which 'existential' themes transcend space and time, continue to resonate with film directors and add value and meaning to the basic questions about human existence Readers will engage with a variety of films and film directors from various continents and the existentialist readings provided with enrich traditional readings of international films This volume will be of interest to students who are coming to Sartre's work for the first time and to those who would like to read films within an existentialist perspective

• Reihe: No Series Linked
• Themen: Kunst Darstellende Künste Film, Kino Filmgeschichte, Filmtheorie und Filmkritik
• ISBN: 9780857453204
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2011
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Herausgegeben von: Enda Mccaffrey, Jean-Pierre Boulé