The charm of the ancient myth lives on today in the images of the cinema. This book aims, through the analysis of some very successful films, highlight this root mythological, not always perceived by the general public and even by critics.
It also tries to show that thanks to it, the film gives voice to the great problems of human existence and lends itself, so in a tight connection with philosophy.
Are explored as well, through the reading of works by well-known directors, the theme of the search for meaning in life in the face of death all'incombere ("The Seventh Seal" and "Wild Strawberries"), the relationship between truth and illusion ("The Matrix"), and between freedom and destiny ("Minority report"), that of salvation by the vacuum and the mediocrity ("theorem" and "Dead fug-people"), the relationship between body and soul and of life as a work of art and as a gift ("Babette's Feast").
For each of these films the respective author points out the myth of reference and the philosophical problematic that emerges, with references to the con-crete personal and social experience of men and women today.
An unusual approach that is aware of its limitations - many other films and many other myths could be identified for food philosophical reflection - is intended only to serve as a tread from similar attempts to grasp the connection between cinema and philosophy through the myth.
Paolo Cremisini
Il Segnalibro