Cinematic Mythmaking: Philosophy in Film

by Irving Singer and Professor Irving Singer

Book Overview

Mythic themes and philosophical probing in film as an art form, as seen in works of Preston Sturges, Jean Cocteau, Stanley Kubrick, and various other filmmakers.

Film is the supreme medium for mythmaking. The gods and heroes of mythology are both larger than life and deeply human; they teach us about the world, and they tell us a good story. Similarly, our experience of film is both distant and intimate. Cinematic techniques--panning,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262515156
• ISBN13: 9780262515153
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher