{"product_id":"a-critical-companion-to-terrence-malick-9781793608628","title":"A Critical Companion to Terrence Malick","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Thinking of Film: What is Cavellian about Malick’s Movies?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid LaRocca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: Here and There: Malick’s Cinema and McGilchrist’s “Divided Brain”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdam Daniel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: The Beautiful Light: The Supernaturalist Argument of The Thin Red Line\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid J. Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: Saturated Meaning, Poetic Portrayal: Phenomenology in the Films of Terrence Malick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKip Redick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: How Can a Film be Poetic? The Case of The Thin Red Line\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy E.G. Bartel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: Fractal Reader-Response Structure: A New Narrative Theory in the Work of Terrence Malick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: Auteurs and Movie Brats: Placing Malick’s Extraordinary Career in Context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDean Yamada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight: The Search for Time: Terrence Malick and Andrei Tarkovsky in Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Parisi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine: The Journey Home: A Unity of Memory and Cosmology in Cinema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Sikora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Ten: Disputing Henri de Lubac’s Nature and Grace and Job’s Ending: The Tree of Life as Theological Discourse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaaman Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eleven: The Gifts of Death: Visions of Sacrifice in the Worlds of Terrence Malick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVernon W. Cisney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Twelve: A Universal Priesthood: The Vocation of Being Human in Days of Heaven and To the Wonder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Aughtry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Thirteen: The Smile of Life: Recollections on Malick and the Work of Cinema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReno Lauro","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042621882711,"sku":"9781793608628","price":91.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-critical-companion-to-terrence-malick-9781793608628","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}