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Of Elephants and Toothaches

Ethics, Politics, and Religion in Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Decalogue'

by Eva Badowska, Francesca Parmeggiani

  • Paperback
  • 288 pages
  • Publisher: Fordham University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm

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This collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. The cycle's deft handling of moral ambiguity and inventive technique established Kieslowski as a major international director. Kieslowski once said, "Both the deep believer and the habitual skeptic experience toothaches in exactly the same way." Of Elephants and Toothaches takes seriously the range of thought, from theological to skeptical, condensed in the cycle's quite human tales. Bringing together scholars of film, philosophy, literature, and several religions, the volume ranges from individual responsibility, to religion in modernity, to familial bonds, to human desire and material greed. It explores Kieslowski's cycle as it relentlessly solicits an ethical response that stimulates both inner disquiet and interpersonal dialogue.
Of Elephants and Toothaches and Sacred And The Profane
Sacred And The ProfaneOf Elephants and Toothaches
  • Author

    Francesca Parmeggiani

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Fordham University Press

  • Published

    January 2016

  • Weight

    318g

  • Page Count

    288

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780823269273

  • ISBN-10

    0823269272

  • Eden Code

    4585673

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