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Catherine Wheatley - Michael Haneke´s Cinema: The Ethic of the Image - 9781845455576 - V9781845455576
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Michael Haneke´s Cinema: The Ethic of the Image

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Description for Michael Haneke´s Cinema: The Ethic of the Image Hardback. Existing critical traditions fail to fully account for the impact of Austrian director, and 2009 Cannes Palm d'Or winner, Michael Haneke's films, situated as they are between intellectual projects and popular entertainments. This title is the first English-language introduction to, and critical analysis of, his work.. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Existing critical traditions fail to fully account for the impact of Austrian director, and 2009 Cannes Palm d'Or winner, Michael Haneke's films, situated as they are between intellectual projects and popular entertainments. In this first English-language introduction to, and critical analysis of, his work, each of Haneke's eight feature films are considered in detail. Particular attention is given to what the author terms Michael Haneke's 'ethical cinema' and the unique impact of these films upon their audiences. Drawing on the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant and Stanley Cavell, Catherine Wheatley, introduces a new way of marrying film and moral philosophy, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Film Europa
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845455576
SKU
V9781845455576
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About Catherine Wheatley
Catherine Wheatley holds degrees from the universities of Bath and Oxford, and is currently a researcher at the University of Southampton. She is a regular contributor to Sight & Sound magazine, as well as having published articles in several journals and books.

Reviews for Michael Haneke´s Cinema: The Ethic of the Image
Both her exacting discussions of the films themselves and the even-handed, pointed summations of the critical debate around them are impressive feats - her succinct prose is eminently readable, even where couched in scholarly language.A
Sight & Sound, The International Film Magazine This is a bold, lucid, fiercely intelligent book, a vital addition to the ... Read more

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