Levinas and the cinema of redemption time, ethics, and the feminine / Sam B. Girgus.
| Author/creator | Girgus, Sam B., 1941- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, |
| Description | xii, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Film and culture Film and culture. ^A303731 |
| Contents | Introduction : time, film, and the ethical vision of Emmanuel Levinas. American transcendence : Levinas and a short history of an American idea in film -- Frank Capra and James Stewart : time, transcendence, and the other -- The changing face of American redemption : Henry Fonda, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, and Denzel Washington -- Sex, art, and Oedipus : The unbearable lightness of being -- Fellini and La dolce vita : documentary, decadence, and desire -- Antonioni and L'avventura : transcendence, the body, and the feminine. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009045451 |
| ISBN | 9780231147644 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231147643 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231147651 (pbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231147651 (pbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231519496 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0231519494 (e-book) |