“Nothing Sacred”: Violence, Time and Meaning in the Cinema of Possibilities
Journal Title: Religions - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 12
Abstract
Hemingway’s disenchantment with the idea of the sacred as expressed in A Farewell to Arms became a defining aspect of the modern experience including in some Hollywood films such as Nothing Sacred and Twentieth Century. An attempt for a return to the sacred can be found in the philosophies of such figures as Levinas and Kristeva, among others. Cinema can help in this movement to a return to the sacred through film’s ability to manipulate time.
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Sam B. Girgus
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