The Filmmaker's Philosopher : Merab Mamardashvili and Russian Cinema
Book Details
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Delivery in 14 days
Known as the Georgian Socrates of Soviet philosophy, Merab Mamardashvili was a defining personality of the late-Soviet intelligentsia. In the 1970s and 1980s, he taught required courses in philosophy at Russias two leading film schools, helping to educate a generation of internationally prolific directors.
Exploring Mamardashvilis extensive philosophical output, as well as a range of recent Russian films, Alyssa DeBlasio reveals the intellectual affinities amongst directors of the Mamardashvili generation including Alexander Sokurov, Andrey Zvyagintsev and Alexei Balabanov. This multidisciplinary study offers an innovative way to think about film, philosophy and the philosophical potential of the moving image.
Get The Filmmaker's Philosopher by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Edinburgh University Press and it has pages.
