William G. Smith
Socrates and Subtitles
A Philosopher's Guide to 95 Thought-Provoking Movies from Around the World
William G. Smith
Socrates and Subtitles
A Philosopher's Guide to 95 Thought-Provoking Movies from Around the World
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A sequel to the author's earlier work Plato and Popcorn: A Philosopher's Guide to 75 Thought-Provoking Movies, this book presents analyses of 95 movies from the Americas and 20 other countries. Each entry includes a brief introduction to the film along with a list of philosophical questions to ponder after viewing it. Most entries also include a list of additional recommended films. The films cover a wide range of genres and topics--from the haunting tale of doomed Polish freedom fighters in Kanal's World War II Warsaw to the romantic and passionate story of rekindled love in Australia's…mehr
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A sequel to the author's earlier work Plato and Popcorn: A Philosopher's Guide to 75 Thought-Provoking Movies, this book presents analyses of 95 movies from the Americas and 20 other countries. Each entry includes a brief introduction to the film along with a list of philosophical questions to ponder after viewing it. Most entries also include a list of additional recommended films. The films cover a wide range of genres and topics--from the haunting tale of doomed Polish freedom fighters in Kanal's World War II Warsaw to the romantic and passionate story of rekindled love in Australia's Innocence. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
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Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: McFarland
- Seitenzahl: 250
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2010
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
- Gewicht: 412g
- ISBN-13: 9780786443802
- ISBN-10: 0786443804
- Artikelnr.: 29023849
- Verlag: McFarland
- Seitenzahl: 250
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2010
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
- Gewicht: 412g
- ISBN-13: 9780786443802
- ISBN-10: 0786443804
- Artikelnr.: 29023849
William G. Smith is chair of the philosophy department at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: How to View, Enjoy, and Critically Appraise Movies
United States
Movie 1: Modern Times
Movie 2: Now, Voyager
Movies 3 and 4: Before Sunrise and Before Sunset
Movie 5: You Can Count on Me
Movie 6: Kinsey.
Movie 7: The Visitor
Latin America
Movie 8: Canoa.
Movie 9: The Official Story
Movie 10: Amores Perros
Movie 11: City of God
Movie 12: The Motorcycle Diaries
Great Britain and Ireland
Movie 13: The Up Series
Movie 14: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Movie 15: A Clockwork Orange
Movie 16: Waking Ned Devine
Movie 17: The End of the Affair
Movie 18: The Reader
Spain
Movie 19: The Spirit of the Beehive
Movie 20: El Bola
Movie 21: The Sea Inside
France
Movies 22 and 23: Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring
Movie 24: The Widow of St. Pierre
Movie 25: A Very Long Engagement
Movie 26: 13 Tzameti
Movie 27: March of the Penguins
Movie 28: I've Loved You So Long
Scandinavia
Movies 29 and 30: Scenes from a Marriage and Saraband
Movie 31: My Life as a Dog
Movie 32: Hamsun
Movie 33: Elling
Movie 34: Lilya 4-Ever
Movie 35: After the Wedding
Germany
Movie 36: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Movie 37: Run Lola Run.
Movie 38: Downfall
Movie 39: Caché
Eastern Europe
Movies 40, 41 and 42: The War Trilogy (A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and
Diamonds)
Movie 43: The Cranes Are Flying
Movie 44: The Sacrifice.
Movies 45, 46 and 47: The Three Colors Trilogy (Blue, White, Red)
Movie 48: The Ascent
Movie 49: Autumn Spring.
Movie 50: The Death of Mr. Lazerescu
Movie 51: Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Movie 52: The Island
Movie 53: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Movie 54: 12
Italy
Movie 55: The Tree of the Wooden Clogs
Movie 56: A Pure Formality
Movie 57: The Best of Youth
Movie 58: Elsa and Fred
Africa
Movie 59: The Gods Must Be Crazy
Movie 60: Moolaade
Movie 61: Tsotsi
Israel
Movie 62: Walk on Water
Movie 63: Ushpizen
Movie 64: Waltz with Bashir
Iran
Movie 65: Children of Heaven
Movie 66: Two Women
India
Movies 67, 68 and 69: The Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, The
World of Apu)
Movie 70: Water
Movie 71: Slumdog Millionaire.
China, Hong Kong and Nepal
Movie 72: Himalaya
Movies 73 and 74: In the Mood for Love and 2046
Movie 75: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring
Movie 76: 3 Iron.
Movie 77: Tuya's Marriage
Movie 78: Lust, Caution
Japan
Movie 79: Ugetsu
Movie 80: Rhapsody in August
Movie 81: After Life
Movie 82: Kikujiro
Movie 83: Nobody Knows
Australia and New Zealand
Movie 84: Innocence
Movie 85: Rabbit-Proof Fence
Movie 86: Look Both Ways
Movie 87: The World's Fastest Indian
Canada
Movie 88: Black Robe
Movie 89: The Five Senses.
Movie 90: The Fast Runner.
Back to the United States
Movie 91: Double Indemnity
Movie 92: Oleanna
Movie 93: The Woodsman.
Movie 94: Doubt.
Movie 95: Up
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction: How to View, Enjoy, and Critically Appraise Movies
United States
Movie 1: Modern Times
Movie 2: Now, Voyager
Movies 3 and 4: Before Sunrise and Before Sunset
Movie 5: You Can Count on Me
Movie 6: Kinsey.
Movie 7: The Visitor
Latin America
Movie 8: Canoa.
Movie 9: The Official Story
Movie 10: Amores Perros
Movie 11: City of God
Movie 12: The Motorcycle Diaries
Great Britain and Ireland
Movie 13: The Up Series
Movie 14: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Movie 15: A Clockwork Orange
Movie 16: Waking Ned Devine
Movie 17: The End of the Affair
Movie 18: The Reader
Spain
Movie 19: The Spirit of the Beehive
Movie 20: El Bola
Movie 21: The Sea Inside
France
Movies 22 and 23: Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring
Movie 24: The Widow of St. Pierre
Movie 25: A Very Long Engagement
Movie 26: 13 Tzameti
Movie 27: March of the Penguins
Movie 28: I've Loved You So Long
Scandinavia
Movies 29 and 30: Scenes from a Marriage and Saraband
Movie 31: My Life as a Dog
Movie 32: Hamsun
Movie 33: Elling
Movie 34: Lilya 4-Ever
Movie 35: After the Wedding
Germany
Movie 36: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Movie 37: Run Lola Run.
Movie 38: Downfall
Movie 39: Caché
Eastern Europe
Movies 40, 41 and 42: The War Trilogy (A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and
Diamonds)
Movie 43: The Cranes Are Flying
Movie 44: The Sacrifice.
Movies 45, 46 and 47: The Three Colors Trilogy (Blue, White, Red)
Movie 48: The Ascent
Movie 49: Autumn Spring.
Movie 50: The Death of Mr. Lazerescu
Movie 51: Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Movie 52: The Island
Movie 53: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Movie 54: 12
Italy
Movie 55: The Tree of the Wooden Clogs
Movie 56: A Pure Formality
Movie 57: The Best of Youth
Movie 58: Elsa and Fred
Africa
Movie 59: The Gods Must Be Crazy
Movie 60: Moolaade
Movie 61: Tsotsi
Israel
Movie 62: Walk on Water
Movie 63: Ushpizen
Movie 64: Waltz with Bashir
Iran
Movie 65: Children of Heaven
Movie 66: Two Women
India
Movies 67, 68 and 69: The Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, The
World of Apu)
Movie 70: Water
Movie 71: Slumdog Millionaire.
China, Hong Kong and Nepal
Movie 72: Himalaya
Movies 73 and 74: In the Mood for Love and 2046
Movie 75: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring
Movie 76: 3 Iron.
Movie 77: Tuya's Marriage
Movie 78: Lust, Caution
Japan
Movie 79: Ugetsu
Movie 80: Rhapsody in August
Movie 81: After Life
Movie 82: Kikujiro
Movie 83: Nobody Knows
Australia and New Zealand
Movie 84: Innocence
Movie 85: Rabbit-Proof Fence
Movie 86: Look Both Ways
Movie 87: The World's Fastest Indian
Canada
Movie 88: Black Robe
Movie 89: The Five Senses.
Movie 90: The Fast Runner.
Back to the United States
Movie 91: Double Indemnity
Movie 92: Oleanna
Movie 93: The Woodsman.
Movie 94: Doubt.
Movie 95: Up
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: How to View, Enjoy, and Critically Appraise Movies
United States
Movie 1: Modern Times
Movie 2: Now, Voyager
Movies 3 and 4: Before Sunrise and Before Sunset
Movie 5: You Can Count on Me
Movie 6: Kinsey.
Movie 7: The Visitor
Latin America
Movie 8: Canoa.
Movie 9: The Official Story
Movie 10: Amores Perros
Movie 11: City of God
Movie 12: The Motorcycle Diaries
Great Britain and Ireland
Movie 13: The Up Series
Movie 14: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Movie 15: A Clockwork Orange
Movie 16: Waking Ned Devine
Movie 17: The End of the Affair
Movie 18: The Reader
Spain
Movie 19: The Spirit of the Beehive
Movie 20: El Bola
Movie 21: The Sea Inside
France
Movies 22 and 23: Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring
Movie 24: The Widow of St. Pierre
Movie 25: A Very Long Engagement
Movie 26: 13 Tzameti
Movie 27: March of the Penguins
Movie 28: I've Loved You So Long
Scandinavia
Movies 29 and 30: Scenes from a Marriage and Saraband
Movie 31: My Life as a Dog
Movie 32: Hamsun
Movie 33: Elling
Movie 34: Lilya 4-Ever
Movie 35: After the Wedding
Germany
Movie 36: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Movie 37: Run Lola Run.
Movie 38: Downfall
Movie 39: Caché
Eastern Europe
Movies 40, 41 and 42: The War Trilogy (A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and
Diamonds)
Movie 43: The Cranes Are Flying
Movie 44: The Sacrifice.
Movies 45, 46 and 47: The Three Colors Trilogy (Blue, White, Red)
Movie 48: The Ascent
Movie 49: Autumn Spring.
Movie 50: The Death of Mr. Lazerescu
Movie 51: Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Movie 52: The Island
Movie 53: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Movie 54: 12
Italy
Movie 55: The Tree of the Wooden Clogs
Movie 56: A Pure Formality
Movie 57: The Best of Youth
Movie 58: Elsa and Fred
Africa
Movie 59: The Gods Must Be Crazy
Movie 60: Moolaade
Movie 61: Tsotsi
Israel
Movie 62: Walk on Water
Movie 63: Ushpizen
Movie 64: Waltz with Bashir
Iran
Movie 65: Children of Heaven
Movie 66: Two Women
India
Movies 67, 68 and 69: The Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, The
World of Apu)
Movie 70: Water
Movie 71: Slumdog Millionaire.
China, Hong Kong and Nepal
Movie 72: Himalaya
Movies 73 and 74: In the Mood for Love and 2046
Movie 75: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring
Movie 76: 3 Iron.
Movie 77: Tuya's Marriage
Movie 78: Lust, Caution
Japan
Movie 79: Ugetsu
Movie 80: Rhapsody in August
Movie 81: After Life
Movie 82: Kikujiro
Movie 83: Nobody Knows
Australia and New Zealand
Movie 84: Innocence
Movie 85: Rabbit-Proof Fence
Movie 86: Look Both Ways
Movie 87: The World's Fastest Indian
Canada
Movie 88: Black Robe
Movie 89: The Five Senses.
Movie 90: The Fast Runner.
Back to the United States
Movie 91: Double Indemnity
Movie 92: Oleanna
Movie 93: The Woodsman.
Movie 94: Doubt.
Movie 95: Up
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction: How to View, Enjoy, and Critically Appraise Movies
United States
Movie 1: Modern Times
Movie 2: Now, Voyager
Movies 3 and 4: Before Sunrise and Before Sunset
Movie 5: You Can Count on Me
Movie 6: Kinsey.
Movie 7: The Visitor
Latin America
Movie 8: Canoa.
Movie 9: The Official Story
Movie 10: Amores Perros
Movie 11: City of God
Movie 12: The Motorcycle Diaries
Great Britain and Ireland
Movie 13: The Up Series
Movie 14: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Movie 15: A Clockwork Orange
Movie 16: Waking Ned Devine
Movie 17: The End of the Affair
Movie 18: The Reader
Spain
Movie 19: The Spirit of the Beehive
Movie 20: El Bola
Movie 21: The Sea Inside
France
Movies 22 and 23: Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring
Movie 24: The Widow of St. Pierre
Movie 25: A Very Long Engagement
Movie 26: 13 Tzameti
Movie 27: March of the Penguins
Movie 28: I've Loved You So Long
Scandinavia
Movies 29 and 30: Scenes from a Marriage and Saraband
Movie 31: My Life as a Dog
Movie 32: Hamsun
Movie 33: Elling
Movie 34: Lilya 4-Ever
Movie 35: After the Wedding
Germany
Movie 36: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Movie 37: Run Lola Run.
Movie 38: Downfall
Movie 39: Caché
Eastern Europe
Movies 40, 41 and 42: The War Trilogy (A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and
Diamonds)
Movie 43: The Cranes Are Flying
Movie 44: The Sacrifice.
Movies 45, 46 and 47: The Three Colors Trilogy (Blue, White, Red)
Movie 48: The Ascent
Movie 49: Autumn Spring.
Movie 50: The Death of Mr. Lazerescu
Movie 51: Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Movie 52: The Island
Movie 53: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Movie 54: 12
Italy
Movie 55: The Tree of the Wooden Clogs
Movie 56: A Pure Formality
Movie 57: The Best of Youth
Movie 58: Elsa and Fred
Africa
Movie 59: The Gods Must Be Crazy
Movie 60: Moolaade
Movie 61: Tsotsi
Israel
Movie 62: Walk on Water
Movie 63: Ushpizen
Movie 64: Waltz with Bashir
Iran
Movie 65: Children of Heaven
Movie 66: Two Women
India
Movies 67, 68 and 69: The Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, The
World of Apu)
Movie 70: Water
Movie 71: Slumdog Millionaire.
China, Hong Kong and Nepal
Movie 72: Himalaya
Movies 73 and 74: In the Mood for Love and 2046
Movie 75: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring
Movie 76: 3 Iron.
Movie 77: Tuya's Marriage
Movie 78: Lust, Caution
Japan
Movie 79: Ugetsu
Movie 80: Rhapsody in August
Movie 81: After Life
Movie 82: Kikujiro
Movie 83: Nobody Knows
Australia and New Zealand
Movie 84: Innocence
Movie 85: Rabbit-Proof Fence
Movie 86: Look Both Ways
Movie 87: The World's Fastest Indian
Canada
Movie 88: Black Robe
Movie 89: The Five Senses.
Movie 90: The Fast Runner.
Back to the United States
Movie 91: Double Indemnity
Movie 92: Oleanna
Movie 93: The Woodsman.
Movie 94: Doubt.
Movie 95: Up
Notes
Bibliography
Index