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12 Monkeys /

This volume examines Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys (1995) with an eye to the film's major themes, including mental illness, conspiracy theories, the impossibility of human closeness, and the nature of reality. It reads 12 Monkeys's portrayal of time travel in light of Einstein's ide...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kord, Susanne (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leighton Buzzard : Auteur, 2019.
Series:Constellations.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; 1. 'A Spectacular Mess': Synopsis; 2. Pushing the (Reset) Button: Why You Can't Start Over; 3. 'Thank you, Einstein': Why You Can't Turn Back Time; 4. On Mis/Perceptions of Reality; 5. The Human Condom and Other Signs of Loneliness; 6. Free Will, Determinism and Doing What You're Told; 7. Strangers on a Plane: On Not Answering the Big Question; 8. More Monkeys: The TV series; 9. Coda: Gilliam's Art of the Possible; Bibliography/Filmography