Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys (1995) was a commercial and critical
success, but it is Gilliam's least understood film, even on the
basic plot level. Aside from recognizable debts to specific films
such as La Jetee (1962) and Dr. Strangelove (1964), 12 Monkeys
plays with a number of genres: apocalypse and postapocalypse
movies, sci-fi, nuclear noir, and what is becoming known as "geek
dystopia." This volume in the Constellations series examines
Gilliam's film-and briefly the TV series based on it-in the context
of post-apocalypse movies and with an eye to the film's major
themes, including mental illness, conspiracy theories, the
impossibility of human closeness, and the nature of reality. It is
the first to read 12 Monkeys's portrayal of time travel in light of
Einstein's ideas about time and to ask what answers these ideas
suggest to the film's most basic philosophical predicament: the
problem of free will versus determinism.
General
Imprint: |
Auteur Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Constellations |
Release date: |
August 2019 |
Authors: |
Susanne Kord
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Dimensions: |
191 x 140 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
102 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-999334-00-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
General
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LSN: |
1-999334-00-0 |
Barcode: |
9781999334000 |
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