Poetic Cinema and the Spirit of the Gift in the Films of Pabst, Parajanov, Kubrick and Ruiz
Author:   Laleen Jayamanne
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781041184300


Pages:   178
Publication Date:   01 December 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Poetic Cinema and the Spirit of the Gift in the Films of Pabst, Parajanov, Kubrick and Ruiz


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Poetic Cinema and the Spirit of the Gift in the Films of Pabst, Parajanov, Kubrick and Ruiz explores the poetic thinking of these master filmmakers. It examines theoretical ideas, including Maori anthropology of the gift and Sufi philosophy of the image, to conceive film as abundant gift. Elaborating on how this gift may be received, this book imagines film as our indispensable mentor - a wild mentor who teaches us how to think with moving images by learning to perceive evanescent forms that simply appear and disappear.

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Author:   Laleen Jayamanne
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781041184300


ISBN 10:   1041184301
Pages:   178
Publication Date:   01 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword: In Memory of Thomas Elsaesser, Introduction: Spirit of the Gift-Cinematic Reciprocity, Ch 1. A Gift Economy: GW Pabst's Pandora's Box (1929), Ch 2. Fabric of Thought: Sergei Parajanov's The Colour of Pomegrantes (1968), Ashik Kerib (1988), Ch 3. Nicole Kidman in Blue Light: Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Ch 4. Ornamentation and Pathology: Raul Ruiz' Klimt (2006), Afterword: Poetics of Film Pedagogy, Bibliography, Filmography, Index

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Laleen Jayamanne taught Cinema Studies in the Department of Art History and Film at the University of Sydney. She is the author of The Epic Cinema of Kumar Shahani (IUP 2015).

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