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Of Elephants and Toothaches : Ethics, Politics, and Religion in Krzyztof Kieslowski's Decalogue / Eva Badowska, Francesca Parmeggiani.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Performing arts.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (251 pages)
- Other Title:
- Knowledge Unlatched.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Fordham University Press, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. The cycle's deft handling of moral ambiguity and inventive technique established Kieslowski as a major international director. Kieslowski once said, Both the deep believer and the habitual skeptic experience toothaches in exactly the same way. Of Elephants and Toothaches takes seriously the range of thought, from theological to skeptical, condensed in the cycle's quite human tales. Bringing together scholars of film, philosophy, literature, and several religions, the volume ranges from individual responsibility, to religion in modernity, to familial bonds, to human desire and material greed. It explores Kieslowski's cycle as it relentlessly solicits an ethical response that stimulates both inner disquiet and interpersonal dialogue.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Knowledge Unlatched Round 2
- BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 103471
- ISBN:
- 9780823267101
- OCLC:
- 945377741
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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