Hermeneutics of the Film World: A Ricœurian Method for Film Interpretation

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This book identifies a new methodological strategy for the interpretation of film philosophizing. Many recent works in film philosophy, adopting the approach identified with the term film as philosophy, have considered film as capable of doing philosophy. Focused on the basic relationship between film and filmgoer, the proposed method is founded on the concept of the film world. Combining Merleau-Ponty’s and Ricœur’s philosophies, and reconsidering Goodman’s theory of worldmaking, the film world becomes the hermeneutic horizon from which film philosophical thought can emerge. The book shows how Ricœurian methodology has the potential to provide a valuable resource for film studies by inviting scholars to consider film interpretation in terms of film world hermeneutics. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Film and Philosophy (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 3-36 Phenomenology of Film (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 37-63 Film Worlds (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 65-83 Hermeneutics of Film (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 85-103 Film Hermeneutic Method (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 105-137 Front Matter ....Pages 139-139 Case Studies (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 141-148 Manhattan: The Film World as Identity (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 149-200 The King of Comedy: The Film World as Representation (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 201-255 Pretty Woman: The Film World as Dream (Alberto Baracco)....Pages 257-302 Back Matter ....Pages 303-321