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Cinema and evil : moral complexities and the "dangerous" film /

"Malevolence (and its causes) has been central to film since its inception; the birth of film coinciding with a fascination with crime, death, murder, horror, etc. Films which address the problem of evil, however, are less frequent and fewer in quantity; especially films which respond to a body...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Waldron, Dara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013
Series:EBSCO Academic Collection
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Malevolence (and its causes) has been central to film since its inception; the birth of film coinciding with a fascination with crime, death, murder, horror, etc. Films which address the problem of evil, however, are less frequent and fewer in quantity; especially films which respond to a body of thought -- philosophical or theological -- which has deliberated on the topic of evil over the centuries. Cinema and Evil: Moral Responsibility and the "Dangerous" Film addresses these films. It explores the legacy of evil from Manicheanism to Arendt, assessing the alternative definitions offered by philosophers, theologians and writers per se, on its problematic status."--Publisher website
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 217 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-214).
Filmography: pages 215-217.
ISBN:1443865583
9781443865586
9781322056890
1322056897
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