Vertigo (Paperback, New)

Released in 1958, Vertigo is widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time. This is the first book devoted to exploring the philosophical aspects of Vertigo. Following an introduction by the editor that places the film in context, each chapter reflects upon Hitchcock's film from a philosophical perspective. Topics discussed include: memory, loss, memorialisation, and creativity mimetic or representational art and art as magic the nature of romantic love gender, sexual objectification, and identity looking, "the gaze", and voyeurism film and psychoanalysis fantasy, illusion, and reality the phenomenology of colour. Including annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, this collection is essential reading for anyone interested in Vertigo, and an ideal resource for students of film and philosophy.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Philosophers on Film
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	2013
Editors:	Katalin Makkai
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	228
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-49447-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
LSN:	0-415-49447-8
Barcode:	9780415494472

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