Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of illustrations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Film as art, and cinema as a hall of reflection; Chapter 3: Film as a moral fable; Chapter 4: Film and the existential hero(ine); Chapter 5: Film, love and goodness; Chapter 6: Film, comedy and tragedy; Chapter 7: Film and women’s stories; Chapter 8: Film and philosophy; Bibliography; filmography; index