Terrence Malick and the Examined Life by Woessner, Martin
Terrence Malick and the Examined Life by Woessner, Martin

Terrence Malick and the Examined Life

Terrence Malick is one of American cinema's most celebrated filmmakers. His films--from Badlands (1973) and Days of...
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Terrence Malick and the Examined Life by Woessner, Martin

Terrence Malick and the Examined Life

$185.46
Terrence Malick and the Examined Life by Woessner, Martin

Terrence Malick and the Examined Life

$185.46
Author: Martin Woessner
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Terrence Malick is one of American cinema's most celebrated filmmakers. His films--from Badlands (1973) and Days of Heaven (1978) to The Thin Red Line (1998), The Tree of Life (2011), and, most recently, A Hidden Life (2019)--have been heralded for their artistry and lauded for their beauty, but what really sets them apart is their ideas. Terrence Malick and the Examined Life is the most comprehensive account to date of this unparalleled filmmaker's intellectual and artistic development.

Utilizing newly available archival sources to offer original interpretations of his canonical films, Martin Woessner illuminates Malick's early education in philosophy at Harvard and Oxford as well as his cinematic apprenticeship at the American Film Institute to show how a young student searching for personal meaning became a famous director of Hollywood films. Woessner's book presents a rich, interdisciplinary exploration of the many texts, thinkers, and traditions that made this transformation possible--from the novels of Hamlin Garland, James Jones, and Walker Percy to the philosophies of Stanley Cavell, Martin Heidegger, and S ren Kierkegaard to road movies, Hollywood Westerns, and the comedies of Jean Renoir. Situating Malick's filmmaking within recent intellectual and cultural history, Woessner highlights its lasting contributions to both American cinema and the life of the mind.

Terrence Malick and the Examined Life suggests it is time for philosophy to be viewed not merely as an academic subject, overseen by experts, but also as a way of life, open to each and every moviegoer.

Author: Martin Woessner
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 03/25/2024
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9781512825602


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/29/2024

About the Author
Martin Woessner is Associate Professor of History and Society at The City College of New York (CUNY), Center for Worker Education, and author of Heidegger in America.
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