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The power of movies : how screen and mind interact / Colin McGinn.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McGinn, Colin, 1950-
Contributor:
EBSCOhost.
Class of 1924 Book Fund.
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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