Poetic cinema and the spirit of the gift in the films of Pabst, Parajanov, Kubrick and Ruiz / Laleen Jayamanne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jayamanne, Laleen, author.

Series:

Film culture in transition.

Film culture in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Aesthetics.

Philosophy in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Poetic Cinema and the Spirit of the Gift in the Films of Pabst, Parajanov, Kubrick and Ruiz explores the poetic thinking of these master filmmakers, expressed in several of their key films. It examines theoretical ideas, including Maori anthropology of the gift and Sufi philosophy of the image, to conceive film as abundant gift. Elaborating on how this gift may be received, this book imagines film as our indispensable mentor - a wild mentor who teaches us how to think with moving images by learning to perceive evanescent forms that simply appear and disappear.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Foreword: In Memory of Thomas Elsaesser

Introduction: Spirit of the Gift: Cinematic Reciprocity

1. A Gift Economy: G. W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box (1929)

2. Fabric of Thought: Sergei Parajanov

3. Nicole Kidman in Blue Light: Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

4. Ornamentation and Pathology: Raúl Ruiz’s Klimt (2006)

Afterword: Poetics of Film Pedagogy

Bibliography

Filmography

About the Author

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021).

ISBN:

1-003-70153-1

90-485-6173-6

9781003701538

OCLC:

1241446649