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The fictional Christopher Nolan /

From Memento and Insomnia to the Batman films, The Prestige, and Inception, lies play a central role in every Christopher Nolan film. Characters in the films constantly find themselves deceived by others and are often caught up in a vast web of deceit that transcends any individual lies. The formal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGowan, Todd
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the ethics of the lie
  • The snare of truth: Following and the perfect patsy
  • Memento and the desire not to know
  • The dirty cop: Insomnia and the art of detection
  • The banal superhero: the politicized realism of Batman begins
  • The violence of creation in The prestige
  • The hero's form of appearance: the necessary darkness of The dark knight
  • A plea for the abandonment of reality in Inception
  • Conclusion: lying without consequence.