K. Tester

Eric Rohmer

Film as Theology

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Produktbeschreibung

Since the 1950s Eric Rohmer has been one of the major presences in French cinema as critic and director. This book is a sophisticated engagement with his work in which Keith Tester argues that Rohmer is not the naIve realist he is often claimed to be. Instead, his films are revealed as a sustained exercise in Catholic theology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4039-9659-6
• 2008
• Seitenzahl: 175
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 141mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9781403996596
• ISBN-10: 1403996598
• Artikelnr.: 23910727

Autorenporträt

KEITH TESTER is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hull, UK, and has been Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Thesis Eleven Centre for Critical Theory at LaTrobe University in Australia. He has published widely across the field of cultural sociology.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction The Period Films: Tragedies and Miracles The Occasional Films: Scenes of the Ordinary Miracle Moral Tales: Grace and Circumstance Comedies and Proverbs: Dislocation and Love Tales of the Four Seasons: Atmosphere and Faith References Index

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Acknowledgements Introduction The Period Films: Tragedies and Miracles The Occasional Films: Scenes of the Ordinary Miracle Moral Tales: Grace and Circumstance Comedies and Proverbs: Dislocation and Love Tales of the Four Seasons: Atmosphere and Faith References Index