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Book SynopsisFrom 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 ContentsChapter 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
Naaman Wood
Chapter Eleven: The Gifts of Death: Visions of Sacrifice in the Worlds of Terrence Malick
Vernon W. Cisney
Chapter Twelve: A Universal Priesthood: The Vocation of Being Human in Days of Heaven and To the Wonder
Matthew Aughtry
Chapter Thirteen: The Smile of Life: Recollections on Malick and the Work of Cinema
Reno Lauro
