Existentialism and social engagement in the filmsof Michael Mann
Gaine, Vincent M.
Michael Mann's films receive a detailed analysis as existential dramas, including 'Heat, Collateral', 'The Last of the Mohicans' and 'Public Enemies. 'The book demonstrates that Mann's films perform critical engagement with existentialism, illustrating the problems and opportunities of living according to thisphilosophy. VINCENT M. GAINE is an Independent Scholar working in the area of Film, Television and Media Studies. He has published articles on digital film, superheroes in the new millennium, post 9/11 film and docu-drama, and continues to research philosophical filmmakers in contemporary Hollywood. INDICE: Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: MANN AND MOVIES - Michael Mann: Hollywood Auteur? - Film and Philosophy - PART II: CRIME AND SOLITUDE - Being the 'Thief' (1981) - Psychological Resolution in 'Manhunter '(1986) - Isolation and Desolation in 'Heat' (1995) - Indifference and Compassion in 'Collateral' (2004) - Pretence and Romance in 'Miami Vice' (2006) - PART III: HISTORY AND SOCIAL CONSCIENCE - Origins of Evil in The Keep (1983) - Utopia Lost in 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1992) - Hazardous Authenticity in 'The Insider'(1999) - Being the People's Champion in 'Ali' (2001) - Ethics, Engagement and'Enemies' - Bibliography - Filmography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-30105-4
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés