Steven Johnston

Wonder and Cruelty

Ontological War in It's a Wonderful Life

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Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at why Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life is either the most inspirational or the cruelest film American cinema has ever produced. It depicts, perhaps unwittingly, an ontological war in which two well-matched adversaries fight a series of pitched battles that neither side can win without producing tragic remainders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9781498583626
• ISBN-10: 1498583628
• Artikelnr.: 53930453

Autorenporträt

Steven Johnston is Neal A. Maxwell Presidential Chair at the University of Utah.

Inhaltsangabe

A Tale of Two Films: "It was the story I had been looking for all my life."
Ontological Context: "George Bailey. Yes, tonight's his crucial night."
Eternal Return: "I'm leaving right now. . ..This is my last chance." The
Gentle Face of Transcendental Terrorism: "You see, George, you really had a
wonderful life." Responsible Subjectivity: "George Bailey, I'll love you
till the day I die." The Day After: "What are you but a warped, frustrated
young man?" The Specter of Pottersville: "You'll see a lot of strange
things from now on." Wonder and Cruelty: "Get me back. I don't care what
happens to me." Romance or Tragedy? "To my big brother, George. The richest
man in town."