The charm of the ancient myth lives on today in the images of the most popular art form created in the modern era , the cinema . First, 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 seeks at the same time , to show that it is thanks to it that the film gives voice to the great problems of human existence and lends itself , therefore, in close liaison with the philosophy , though never to be confused with it. 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 from the vacuum and mediocrity (Theorem and Dead Poets Society ) , the relationship between body and soul and life as a work of art and as a gift ( the lunch Babette ) . For each of these films the respective author points out the myth of reference and the philosophical problematic that emerges , with references to the concrete 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 similar attempts to grasp the connection between cinema and philosophy through the myth.

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Review on Il Segnalibro, May 2014