Nihilism in Film and Television

Name: Nihilism in Film and Television
Brand: McFarland and Company, Inc.
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By Stoehr, Kevin L.

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This book explores the idea of nihilism, emphasized by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, through its appearance in modern popular culture. The author defines and reflects upon nihilism, then explores its manifestation in films and television shows. Among the subjects examined are the award-winning television series The Sopranos and the film noir genre that preceded and influenced it. Films probed include Orson Welles's masterpiece Citizen Kane, the films of Stanley Kubrick, Neil Jordan's controversial The Crying Game and Richard Linklater's unconventional Waking Life. Finally, the author considers nihilism in terms of the decay of traditional values in the genre of westerns, mostly through works of filmmaker John Ford. In the concluding chapter the author broadens the lessons gleaned from these studies, maintaining that the situated and embodied nature of human life must be understood and appreciated before people can overcome the life-negating effects of nihilism.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 228
Release Date:: 2006-07-30
Publication Date:: 2006-07-05
Publisher:: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0786425474
ISBN13:: 9780786425471
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 18
Weight:: 377 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 14 cm

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