The routledge companion to philosophy and film

Abstract

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Film is the first comprehensive volume to explore the main themes, topics, thinkers, and issues in philosophy and film. The Companion features sixty specially commissioned chapters from international scholars which are organized into four clear parts: • Issues and concepts • Authors and trends • Genres and other types • Film as philosophy Part I is a comprehensive section examining key concepts, including chapters on acting, censorship, empathy, depiction, ethics, genre, interpretation, narrative, spectatorship, and style. The second part covers authors and scholars of film and significant theories. Part III examines genres such as documentary, experimental cinema, horror, comedy and tragedy. The final part includes chapters on key directors such as Tarkovsky, Bergman and Terrence Malick, and on particular films including Gattaca and Memento. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Film is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy of film, aesthetics and film, and cinema studies.