The Philosophy of Film
Subtitle: Introductory Text and Readings
Contributors: Angela Curran (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: January 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781405114424
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Motion pictures; Philosophy; Film & Video - History & Criticism; History & Surveys - Modern; MOTION PICTURES_PHILOSOPHY; Performing Arts / Film / General
First sentence: Imagine Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), the beautiful reporter and ex-wife of the fast-talking editor of the Chicago Morning Post, Walter Burns (Cary Grant), in Howard Hawks's 1940 film, His Girl Friday, on the phone: "Hold the presses, Walter! Philosophers have discovered film!"