Iranian cinema and philosophy : shooting truth /
"In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as "other," different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each chapter focuses on one philosopher a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
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| Series: | Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world.
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| Summary: | "In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as "other," different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each chapter focuses on one philosopher and one particular aesthetic question"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230339118 (hardback) 0230339115 (hardback) |