Of elephants and toothaches : ethics, politics, and religion in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Decalogue /
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 Ki...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2016.
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Edición: | First edition. |
Colección: | Open Access e-Books.
Knowledge Unlatched. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 Kieślowski as a major international director. Kieślowski 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 Kieślowski's cycle as it relentlessly solicits an ethical response that stimulates both inner disquiet and interpersonal dialogue |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 243 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780823267118 0823267113 9780823267132 082326713X 9780823267125 0823267121 |