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Author Wall, Brian, 1961-

Title Theodor Adorno and film theory : the fingerprint of the spirit / Brian Wall
Edition First edition
Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Contents Cover; Theodor Adorno and Film Theory: The Fingerprint of Spirit; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Fingerprint of Spirit; Chapter 1: The Subject/Object of Cinema: THE MALTESE FALCON (1941); Chapter 2: "A Deeper Breath": From Body to Spirit in KISS ME DEADLY (1955); Chapter 3: Negative Dioretix: REPO MAN (1984); Chapter 4: "Jackie Treehorn Treats Objects Like Women!:" Two Types of Fetishism in THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998); Notes; References; Index
Summary What is the fundamental nature of the filmic object: is it a commodity or is it, can it be, art? What would that mean - can it still matter? This book introduces the thought of Theodor Adorno into film studies to repair the schism that characterizes the field, as historical and cultural modes of analysis displace theoretical and philosophical ones
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index
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Subject Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969 -- Aesthetics
SUBJECT Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969 fast
Subject Motion pictures -- Philosophy
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
Aesthetics
Motion pictures -- Philosophy
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781137306142
1137306149
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9781299407015