Vertigo
By: edited by Katalin Makkai
Series: Philosophers on film
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780415494465; 9780415494472; 9780203100578
Subjects: Vertigo (Motion picture : 1958); Criticism and interpretation
Description: "Released in 1958, Vertigo is widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time. This is the first book devoted to exploring the philosophical aspects of Vertigo. Following an introduction by the editor that places the film in context, each chapter reflects upon Hitchcock's filmfrom a philosophical perspective. Topics discussed include: memory, loss, memorialisation, and creativity ; mimetic or representational art and art as magic ; the nature of romantic love ; gender, sexual objectification, and identity ; looking, "the gaze", and voyeurism ; film and psychoanalysis ; fantasy, illusion, and reality ; the phenomenology of colour. Including annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, this collection is essential reading for anyone interested in Vertigo, and an ideal resource for students of film and philosophy."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.