Lars Von Trier's Cinema: Excess, Evil, and the Prophetic Voice

ISBN-13: 9780367766566 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 280 str.

Rebecca Ver Straten-McSparran

Opis

This book offers a bold and dynamic examination of Lars von Trier’s cinema by interweaving philosophy and theology with close attention to aesthetics through style and narrative.

Spis treści

1 Context: Prophets and Prophecy, Ezekiel, and the Spirit  2 The Artist as Prophet: Affinities in Dante, Milton, Dostoyevsky, O’Connor, and Tarkovsky  3 Aesthetics of Prophecy: Narrative Structures and Prophetic Themes  4 Aesthetics of Image, Sound, and Style: Embodying the Prophetic Voice  5 Antichrist: Paradise Lost: Our Capacity for Evil

O autorze

Rebecca Ver Straten-McSparran has a PhD in theological aesthetics from King's College London and is former director of the L.A. Film Studies Center. She has an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary and is an ordained minister. Rebecca has executive produced and worked on award-winning films, and currently provides consultation services for higher education film programs, productions, and independent filmmakers.