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The Philosophy of Film Noir
Author | : Mark T. Conard |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780813123776 |
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Explores philosophical themes and ideas inherent in classic noir and neo-noir films, establishing connections to diverse thinkers ranging from Camus to the Frankfurt School. The authors, each focusing on a different aspect of the genre, explores the philosophical underpinnings of classic films.
The Philosophy of Film Noir
Author | : Mark T. Conard,Robert Porfirio |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2007-08-17 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0813191815 |
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From The Maltese Falcon (1941) to Touch of Evil (1958), the classic film noir is easily recognizable for its unusual lighting, sinister plots, and feeling of paranoia. For critics and fans alike, these films defined an era. The Philosophy of Film Noir explores philosophical themes and ideas inherent in classic noir and neo-noir films, establishing connections to diverse thinkers ranging from Camus to the Frankfurt School. The authors, each focusing on a different aspect of the genre, explore the philosophical underpinnings of classic films such as The Big Sleep (1946), Out of the Past (1947), and Pulp Fiction (1994). They show how existentialism and nihilism dominate the genre as they explore profound themes in a vital area of popular culture.
Philosophy Black Film Film Noir
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : African American motion picture producers and directors |
ISBN | : 9780271046884 |
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"Examines how African-American as well as international films deploy film noir techniques in ways that encourage philosophical reflection. Combines philosophy, film studies, and cultural studies"--Provided by publisher.
The Philosophy of Neo Noir
Author | : Mark T. Conard |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2007-01-05 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780813172309 |
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Film noir is a classic genre characterized by visual elements such as tilted camera angles, skewed scene compositions, and an interplay between darkness and light. Common motifs include crime and punishment, the upheaval of traditional moral values, and a pessimistic stance on the meaning of life and on the place of humankind in the universe. Spanning the 1940s and 1950s, the classic film noir era saw the release of many of Hollywood's best-loved studies of shady characters and shadowy underworlds, including Double Indemnity, The Big Sleep, Touch of Evil, and The Maltese Falcon. Neo-noir is a somewhat loosely defined genre of films produced after the classic noir era that display the visual or thematic hallmarks of the noir sensibility. The essays collected in The Philosophy of Neo-Noir explore the philosophical implications of neo-noir touchstones such as Blade Runner, Chinatown, Reservoir Dogs, Memento, and the films of the Coen brothers. Through the lens of philosophy, Mark T. Conard and the contributors examine previously obscure layers of meaning in these challenging films. The contributors also consider these neo-noir films as a means of addressing philosophical questions about guilt, redemption, the essence of human nature, and problems of knowledge, memory and identity. In the neo-noir universe, the lines between right and wrong and good and evil are blurred, and the detective and the criminal frequently mirror each other's most debilitating personality traits. The neo-noir detective—more antihero than hero—is frequently a morally compromised and spiritually shaken individual whose pursuit of a criminal masks the search for lost or unattainable aspects of the self. Conard argues that the films discussed in The Philosophy of Neo-Noir convey ambiguity, disillusionment, and disorientation more effectively than even the most iconic films of the classic noir era. Able to self-consciously draw upon noir conventions and simultaneously subvert them, neo-noir directors push beyond the earlier genre's limitations and open new paths of cinematic and philosophical exploration.
Fatalism in American Film Noir
Author | : Robert B. Pippin |
Publsiher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780813931890 |
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This book reveals the ways in which American film noir explore the declining credibility of individuals as causal centers of agency, and how we live with the acknowledgment of such limitations.
The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers
Author | : Mark T. Conard |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780813125268 |
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Many critics agree that Joel and Ethan Coen are one of the most visionary and idiosyncratic filmmaking teams of the last three decades. Combining thoughtful eccentricity, wry humor, irony, and often brutal violence, the Coen brothers have crafted a style of filmmaking that pays tribute to classic American movie genres yet maintains a distinctly postmodern feel. Since arriving on the film scene, the Coens have amassed an impressive body of work that has garnered them critical acclaim and a devoted cult following. From Raising Arizona and Fargo to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and No Country for Old Men, the Coens have left an unmistakable imprint on Hollywood. The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers investigates philosophical themes in the works of these master filmmakers and also uses their movies as vehicles to explore fundamental concepts of philosophy. The contributing authors discuss concepts such as justice, the problem of interpretation, existential role-playing, the philosophy of comedy, the uncertainty principle, and the coldness of modernity. The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers is not just for die-hard Lebowski Fest attendees, but for anyone who enjoys big ideas on the big screen.
Existentialism Film Noir and Hard Boiled Fiction
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Cambria Press |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9781621969280 |
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More Than Night
Author | : James Naremore |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2008-01-14 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780520254022 |
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"Supplies the first study of film noir that achieves the sort of intellectual seriousness, depth of research, degree of critical insight, and level of writing that this group of films deserves."—Tom Gunning, Modernism and Modernity