Apocalypse-cinema: 2012 and other ends of the world
Auteur :
Szendy, Peter
Éditeur :
Fordham University Press
ISBN :
9780823264810
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
By analyzing many films, by drawing on the philosophy of Lyotard, Nancy, and Derrida, this book suggest that in the apocalyptic genre, cinema is at work on its limit. Apocalypse-cinema is both the end of the world and the end of the film, the consummation and the (self)consumption of cinema.