Cinema nirvana : enlightenment lessons from the movies / Dean Sluyter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sluyter, Dean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Three Rivers Press, [2005]

Summary:

Movie fans and spiritual seekers, unite! In "Cinema Nirvana," meditation teacher and award-winning film critic Dean Sluyter illuminates the hidden enlightenment teachings of "Casablanca," "Jaws," "The Graduate," "The Godfather," "Memento," and ten other classic films, revealing spiritual wisdom in everything from 007's secret weapons to the colors of the Seven Dwarfs' eyes. So grab your popcorn, sit back, and prepare to have your mind opened. "Cinema Nirvana" is a funny but wise, practical but wildly entertaining guide to finding enlightenment--one movie at a time.

Contents:

Snow white and the seven dwarfs (1937): dare to be dopey

The big sleep (1946): dancing in the dark

Independence Day (1996): this is it

The graduate (1967): whaddaya got?

Easy rider (1969): we blew it

Jaws (1975): all you can eat

The Truman show (1998): the real world

Memento (2000): now, where was I?

The godfather (1972): I believe in America

Goldfinger (1964): divine heaviness

Invasion of the body snatchers (1956): the lies of the enlightened

Fistful of dollars (1964): spaghetti samurai

Jailhouse rock (1957): nix, nix

A night at the opera (1935): nothing happens

Casablanca (1942): you must remember this.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1400049741

OCLC:

55679684