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The Films of Lenny Abrahamson
A Filmmaking of Philosophy
The Films of Lenny Abrahamson
A Filmmaking of Philosophy
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The Films of Lenny Abrahamson: A Filmmaking of Philosophys of provides a comprehensive study of the films of contemporary, highly critically-appraised Irish director Lenny Abrahamson. As well as considering the aesthetics, cultural reflections and philosophical concerns in the better known work of this dynamic and profoundly original Irish filmmaker, it also looks at his short film – 3 Joes – and his little-seen student film Mendel.
As the first sustained study of Abrahamson's engaging and cinematically rich work, Barry Monahan's book sheds light on the aesthetic wealth of the artist and connects his stylistic innovations to the context of his projects' socio-cultural background, to his own influences in modern cinema – going beyond Irish film, to reflect upon the works of auteurs such as Bergman, Tarkovsky, Kubrick, and Kaurismäki among others – and to a broader reflection on what his canon has to contribute to the philosophy of cinema, art, and questions about human existence in the 21st century.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Five Contextual Categories: Classifying Cinema in Ireland
Four Cinematic Categories: The National and Beyond
Chapter 1: 3 Joes – The Young Filmmaker and the First Short: Mendel
Chapter 2: Adam and Paul – Celtic Tiger Cinema: From Short Films to Features
Chapter 3: Garage – A Second Collaboration with Mark O'Halloran
Chapter 4: What Richard Did – Characters in Context
Chapter 5: Frank – Inside the Head of the Character in Early Cinema
Chapter 6: Room – Contexts for the Novel and its Adaptation
Chapter 7: Interview with Lenny Abrahamson (Dublin, 1 June 2014)
Bibliography
Filmography
Index
Product details
| Published | Aug 23 2018 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 248 |
| ISBN | 9781501316128 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 38 bw illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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