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Author Gaine, Vincent M., 1979-

Title Existentialism and social engagement in the films of Michael Mann / Vincent M. Gaine
Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 251 pages)
Contents Introduction -- Mann and movies. Michael Mann: Hollywood auteur? -- Film and philosophy -- Crime and solitude. Being the Thief (1981) -- Psychological resolution in Manhunter (1986) -- Isolation and desolation in Heat (1995) -- Indifference and compassion in Collateral (2004) -- Pretence and romance in Miami vice (2006) -- History and social conscience. Origins of evil in The keep (1983) -- Utopia lost in The last of the Mohicans (1992) -- Hazardous authenticity in The insider (1999) -- Being the people's champion in Ali (2001) -- Conclusion: ethics, engagement and enemies
Summary Michael Mann has delivered some of the most intelligent and complex Hollywood films of recent decades, including Manhunter, Heat, The Insider and Collateral. This book argues that the films of this important director are best understood as existential dramas, engaging critically with existentialist philosophy and its place within the societies Michael Mann depicts. His protagonists exhibit both the benefits and difficulties of an existential way of life, especially problems with social engagement experienced by the conflicted male characters. From Thief to The Last of the Mohicans and Miami Vice, this study illuminates the philosophical complexities of Michael Mann's films
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-241) and index
Includes filmography (pages 242-244)
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Subject Mann, Michael, 1943- -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Mann, Michael, 1943- fast
Subject Existentialism in motion pictures.
Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- United States
Individual film directors, film-makers.
Film theory & criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Individual Director (see also BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
PHILOSOPHY -- Aesthetics.
ART -- Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
Performing Arts.
Existentialism in motion pictures
Motion pictures -- Social aspects
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230348448
0230348440
9786613318480
6613318485