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From the dust of the Montana plains to the farthest reaches of the cosmos, Terrence Malick’s films have enchanted audiences with transcendent images of nature, humanity, and grace for nearly fifty years. The contributors in this volume explore the profound implications of Malick’s stories, images, processes, and convictions as they offer comprehensive studies of the ten completed films of Terrence Malick. Each chapter takes a reflective and retrospective approach, considering new interpretations and frameworks for understanding Malick's unique creative choices. Drawing from a range of diverse academic disciplines, the collection analyzes the groundbreaking qualities of his cinematic style and the philosophical underpinnings that permeate his work. Rigorously researched and unique, the arguments presented within this volume shed new light on Malick and the cinematic medium.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Thinking of Film: What is Cavellian about Malick's Movies?
David LaRocca
Chapter Two: Here and There: Malick's Cinema and McGilchrist's “Divided Brain”
Adam Daniel
Chapter Three: The Beautiful Light: The Supernaturalist Argument of The Thin Red Line
David J. Gilbert
Chapter Four: Saturated Meaning, Poetic Portrayal: Phenomenology in the Films of Terrence Malick
Kip Redick
Chapter Five: How Can a Film be Poetic? The Case of The Thin Red Line
Timothy E.G. Bartel
Chapter Six: Fractal Reader-Response Structure: A New Narrative Theory in the Work of Terrence Malick
Joshua Russell
Chapter Seven: Auteurs and Movie Brats: Placing Malick's Extraordinary Career in Context
Dean Yamada
Chapter Eight: The Search for Time: Terrence Malick and Andrei Tarkovsky in Dialogue
Anthony Parisi
Chapter Nine: The Journey Home: A Unity of Memory and Cosmology in Cinema
Joshua Sikora
Chapter Ten: Disputing Henri de Lubac's Nature and Grace and Job's Ending: The Tree of Life as Theological Discourse
Naam

Product details

Published Oct 07 2020
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 288
ISBN 9781793608628
Imprint Lexington Books
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Joshua Sikora

Contributor

Matthew Aughtry

Contributor

Adam Daniel

Contributor

David LaRocca

Contributor

Reno Lauro

Contributor

Anthony Parisi

Contributor

Kip Redick

Contributor

Joshua Russell

Contributor

Joshua Sikora

Contributor

Naaman Wood

Contributor

Dean Yamada

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