Name: Cinema
SKU: 29448806
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Author: Alain Badiou

Type

Physical Book

Author

Alain Badiou

Publisher

Polity

Topic

Media Studies

Pages

320

ISBN

074565567X

ISBN13

9780745655673

Synopsis "Cinema"

1. Introduction, Antoine De Baecque. Cinema Is A Thinking Whose Products Are The Real. 2. Cinema Has Given Me A Lot. An Interview With Alain Badiou. 3. Cinematic Culture 4. Revisionist Cinema. A Synthesis For Evaluating Such Films As 1900, Laffiche Rouge (The Red Poster), Mado, Le Voyage Des Comédiens (The Traveling Players), Le Juge Et Lassassin (The Judge And The Assassin), And Other Films, Either Existing Or Yet To Be Made. 5. Art And Its Criticism: The Criteria Of Progressivism 6. The Suicide Of Grace. Robert Bresson, Le Diable, Probablement (The Devil, Probably) 7. A Man Who Never Gives In 6. Is The Orient An Object For The Western Conscience? Volker Schlöndorff, Circle Of Deceit (Die Fälschung) 9. Reference Points For Cinemas Second Modernity 10. The Demy Affair 11. Switzerland: Cinema As Interpretation 12. Interrupted Notes On The French Comedy Film 13. Ya Tellement De Pays Pour Aller (Theres So Many Countries To Go To). Jean Bigiaoui, Claude Hagège, Jacques Sansoulh 14. Restoring Meaning To Death And Chance. Pierre Beuchot, Le Temps Détruit (Time Destroyed) 15. A Private Industry, Cinema Is Also A Private Spectacle 16. The False Movements Of Cinema 17. Can A Film Be Spoken About? 18. Notes On The Last Laugh (Der Letzte Mann), Murnau. 19. Thinking The Emergence Of The Event 20. The Divine Comedy And The Convent, Manoel De Oliveira 21. Surplus Seeing. Jean - Luc Godard, Histoire(S) Du Cinéma 22. Considerations On The Current State Of Cinema And On The Ways Of Thinking That State Without Having To Conclude That Cinema Is Dead Or Dying 23. The Cinematic Capture Of The Sexes 24. Hugo Santiago: An Unqualified Affirmation Of Cinemas Enduring Power. Le Loup De La Côte Ouest (The Wolf Of The West Coast) 25. Passion, Jean - Luc Godard 26. Say Yes To Love, Or Else Be Lonely. A Discussion About Paul Thomas Andersons Magnolia. 27. Dialectics Of The Fable. The Matrix, A Philosophical Machine 28. Cinema As Philosophical Experimentation 29. On Cinema As A Democratic Emblem 30. The End Of A Beginning. Notes On Tout Va Bien (Everythings All Right) By Jean - Luc Godard And Jean - Pierre Gorin 31. The Dimensions Of Art. Udi Aloni, Forgiveness 32. The Perfection Of The World, Unlikely Yet Possible. Clint Eastwood, A Perfect World

Alain Badiou

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Alain Badiou (1937) is a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer known for his contribution to contemporary thought. His work spans philosophy, political theory, and literature, with a strong influence from structuralism and Marxism. Among his most notable books is Being and Event (1988), where he develops his ontological theory based on mathematics. He is also the author of Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of Evil (1993) and Saint Paul: The Foundation of Universalism (1997).

Badiou has explored themes such as truth, love, politics, and art, proposing a philosophy that challenges hegemonic thinking. His innovative and provocative approach has influenced contemporary philosophical debate, establishing him as a key figure in 21st-century philosophy.

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