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Lucasfilm : filmmaking, philosophy, and the Star Wars universe
- Title
- Lucasfilm : filmmaking, philosophy, and the Star Wars universe / Cyrus R. K. Patell.
- Author
- Patell, Cyrus R. K.
- Publication
- London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021.
- ©2021
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 262 pages : illustrations (black and white); 23 cm.
- Summary
- "From Star Wars: A New Hope to The Rise of Skywalker, this is the first complete assessment and philosophical exploration of the Lucasfilm universe. Lucasfilm examines the ways these iconic films were shaped by global cultural mythologies and world cinema, as well as philosophical ideas from the fields of aesthetics and political theory. Cyrus Patell also looks at how this ever-expanding universe of cultural products and enterprises became a global brand and asks: can a film director be both an auteur and a corporation? More than any other film franchise, Star Wars and Lucasfilm have become part of the cultural imagination. The passionate fan base has played a decisive role in the themes, content, casting and direction of George Lucas' oeuvre. Within these pages, Patell explores what it means for films and their creator to become part of cultural history in an unprecedented way"--
- Series Statement
- Philosophical filmmakers
- Uniform Title
- Philosophical filmmakers.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-241) and index.
- Contents
- Preface: Why "Lucasfilm"? -- Acknowledgements -- Filmmaking and philosophizing -- From Lucas to Lucasfilm -- Reversal and recognition, exile and return -- Melodrama -- Individualism -- Technophobia -- Cosmopolitanism -- Fallibilism -- Moral compass.
- Call Number
- MFL 21-3292
- ISBN
- 9781350100619
- 1350100617
- 9781350100602
- 1350100609
- LCCN
- 2021004252
- OCLC
- 1202304865
- Author
- Patell, Cyrus R. K., author.
- Title
- Lucasfilm : filmmaking, philosophy, and the Star Wars universe / Cyrus R. K. Patell.
- Publisher
- London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Philosophical filmmakersPhilosophical filmmakers.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-241) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Patell, Cyrus R.K., Lucasfilm London : New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. 9781350100596 (DLC) 2021004253
- Research Call Number
- MFL 21-3292