Existentialism and social engagement in the films of Michael Mann
By: Vincent M. Gaine
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780230301054
Subjects: Motion pictures; Existentialism in motion pictures; Criticism and interpretation
Notes: Includes filmography.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-241) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Mann and movies. Michael Mann: Hollywood auteur?; title: Film and philosophy; title: Crime and solitude. Being the Thief (1981); title: Psychological resolution in Manhunter (1986); title: Isolation and desolation in Heat (1995); title: Indifference and compassion in Collateral (2004); title: Pretence and romance in Miami vice (2006); title: History and social conscience. Origins of evil in The keep (1983); title: Utopia lost in The last of the Mohicans (1992); title: Hazardous authenticity in The insider (1999); title: Being the people's champion in Ali (2001); title: Conclusion: ethics, engagement and enemies.