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The power of movies : how screen and mind interact / Colin McGinn.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGinn, Colin, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Psychological aspects.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 210 pages.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pantheon Books, [2005]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Providing a fascinating philosophical consideration of the allure of movies, McGinn examines how viewers connect on emotional and intellectual levels with the movies.
- Contents:
- The power of film
- Vision and the screen
- The metaphysics of the movie image
- Dreams on film
- Reviewing the dream theory
- How to make a dream
- Cinema and human nature.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210).
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: McGinn, Colin, 1950- Power of movies.
- ISBN:
- 9780307489739
- 0307489736
- Publisher Number:
- 99967668944
- 9780375423178 (hardcover) 52400)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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