Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed - Anguish, God and Existentialism (Paperback)

This new textbook is an abridgment of the authors earlier Woody Allens Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films (McFarland, 1997; "invaluable"--Choice.) Five main topics are explored: the desire of many of his characters to ground their lives in traditional ethical values despite their realization that such values may no longer be certain; the opposition between pessimism and optimism throughout his films; gender issues relating to romantic love, sexual desire, and the ongoing changes in our cultural expectations of both men and women; the idea that contemporary American society is rapidly descending into barbarism precisely because of societal failure to maintain a sense of individual moral responsibility; and a critique of psychoanalysis as a method for understanding human behavior.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2002
First published:	February 2002
Authors:	Sander H. Lee
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	245
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-1319-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Individual film directors, film-makers Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-1319-0
Barcode:	9780786413195

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