The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of FilmViking Press, 1971 - 174 Seiten What is film? Why are movies important? Why do we care about them in the way we do? How do we think of the connections between the projected image and what it is actually an image of? Most movie-goers assume that they are entitled to make jugments and come to conclusions about the movies they see--to evaluate how "good" they are, or what they "mean." But what do they base, or what should they base, their judgments on? In this thought-provoking new book, Stanley Cavell, a professor of philosophy and aesthetics at Harvard who has long taken a lively interest in movies, looks closely at these and other questions concerning America's most popular art and the perceptions we make of, by, and through it. His answers are surprising and important--not only to our understanding of film and of ourselves, but to our expectations of life and art. Mr. Cavell's explorations of some of Hollywood's stars, directors, and most famous films--as well as his fresh look at Godard, Bergman, and other great European directors--will be of lasting interest to movie-viewers and intelligent people of all ages. |
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An Autobiography of Companions | 3 |
Sights and Sounds | 16 |
Photograph and Screen | 23 |
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The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film, Enlarged Edition Stanley Cavell Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1979 |
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