Iranian cinema and philosophy shooting truth /

Erfani, Farhang (1975-....)

Iranian cinema and philosophy shooting truth / [Texte imprimé] : Farhang Erfani - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 - 1 vol. (XII-230 p.) : ill., couv. ill. ; 22 cm - Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world . - Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world (Palgrave Macmillan, New York) .

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How orphans believe: Deleuze, national cinema and Majidi's The color of paradise -- "What are filmmakers for in needy times?" On Heidegger and Kiarostami's Taste of cherry -- Committed perception: Merleau-Ponty and Children of heaven -- Regarding you: Lacanian gaze and ethics in Kiarostami's Close-up -- Stolen Jouissance: Lacan, feminism and Meshkini's The day I became a woman -- Deafening silence: Bahman Ghobadi's Turtles can fly and marginal politics

"In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as "other," different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each chapter focuses on one philosopher and one particular aesthetic question"--

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Motion pictures / Iran Motion pictures / Philosophy

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