The fictional Christopher Nolan
By: by Todd McGowan
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780292737822; 9780292737839
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the ethics of the lie; title: The snare of truth: Following and the perfect patsy; title: Memento and the desire not to know; title: The dirty cop: Insomnia and the art of detection; title: The banal superhero: the politicized realism of Batman begins; title: The violence of creation in The prestige; title: The hero's form of appearance: the necessary darkness of The dark knight; title: A plea for the abandonment of reality in Inception; title: Conclusion: lying without consequence.