An exploration of the relationship between cinema and existentialism, in terms of their mutual ability to describe the human condition, this book combines analyses of topics in the philosophy of film with an exploration of specific existentialist themes expressed in the films of Fellini, Bergman and Woody Allen, among others.
Book Content
PART I: SETTING THE STAGE: THEORETICAL ISSUES
Existentialism: An Overview of Important Themes and Figures
Film as Tool for Philosophical Investigation
Film Realism and Narrative Identity
PART II: MEANINGFUL MOVIES
Antonioni: Meaninglessness and the Modern World
Religiosity in the Films of Ingmar Bergman
Rethinking Raskolnikov: Exploring Contemporary Ethical Challenges in the Films of Woody Allen
Authenticity in the Films of Federico Fellini
The Nietzschean Free Spirit in Dead Poets Society and Harold and Maude
Conclusion
Notes
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