Darren Aronofsky's Films and the Fragility of Hope

Name: Darren Aronofsky's Films and the Fragility of Hope
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Jadranka Skorin-Kapov

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Darren Aronofsky's Films and the Fragility of Hope offers the first sustained analysis of the current oeuvre of the film director, screenwriter, and producer Darren Aronofsky. Including Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), The Wrestler (2008), Black Swan (2010), and Noah (2014), Aronofsky's filmography is discussed with respect to his style and the themes of his films, making astute connections with the work of other directors, other movies and works of art, and connecting his films with other disciplines such as math, philosophy, psychology, and art history.
Jadranka Skorin-Kapov deploys her background in philosophy and math to analyze an American filmmaker with an individual voice, working on both independent productions and big-budget Hollywood films. Aronofsky is revealed to be a philosopher's director, considering the themes of life and death, addiction and obsession, sacrifice, and the fragility of hope. Skorin-Kapov discusses his ability to visually present challenging intersections between art and philosophy. Concluding with a transcript of a conversation between the author and Aronofsky himself, Darren Aronofsky's Films and the Fragility of Hope is a much-needed study on this American auteur.

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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 216
Release Date:: 2015-11-19
Publication Date:: 2015-11-19
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1501306979
ISBN13:: 9781501306976
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 621 g
Height:: 15.7 cm
Width:: 23.5 cm
Thickness:: 1.9 cm

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