Routledge: Talk To Her[MOVIE] Sep 2008 eBook(PHILOSOPHERS ON FILM) pdf

Pedro Almod?var is one of the most renowned film directors of

recent years. Talk to Her (Hable con ella) is one of the most discussed and

controversial of all his films. Dealing principally with the issue of rape,

it also offers profound insights into the nature of love and friendship

while raising important philosophical and moral questions in unsettling

and often paradoxical ways.

This is the first book to explore and address the philosophical aspects

of Almod?var’s film. Opening with a helpful introduction by No?l

Carroll that places the film in context, specially commissioned chapters

examine the following topics:

• The relationship between art and morality and the problem of

“immoralism”

• Moral injury and its role in the way we form moral judgments,

including the ethics of love and friendship

• The nature of dialogue, sexual objectification and what “listening

to” means in the context of gender

• Almod?var’s use of allusion and the unmasking of appearances to

explore hidden themes in human nature.

Including a biography of Almod?var, Talk to Her is essential reading

for students interested in philosophy and film as well as ethics and gender.

It also provides an accessible and informative insight into philosophy for

those in related disciplines such as film studies, literature, and religion.