{"product_id":"the-films-of-lenny-abrahamson-a-filmmaking-of-philosophy-paperback","title":"The Films of Lenny Abrahamson: A Filmmaking of Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Monahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Films of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLenny Abrahamson: A Filmmaking of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003es of provides a comprehensive study of the films of contemporary, highly critically-appraised Irish director Lenny Abrahamson. As well as considering the aesthetics, cultural reflections and philosophical concerns in the better known work of this dynamic and profoundly original Irish filmmaker, it also looks at his short film - \u003ci\u003e3 Joes\u003c\/i\u003e - and his little-seen student film \u003ci\u003eMendel\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the first sustained study of Abrahamson's engaging and cinematically rich work, Barry Monahan's book sheds light on the aesthetic wealth of the artist and connects his stylistic innovations to the context of his projects' socio-cultural background, to his own influences in modern cinema - going beyond Irish film, to reflect upon the works of auteurs such as Bergman, Tarkovsky, Kubrick, and Kaurismäki among others - and to a broader reflection on what his canon has to contribute to the philosophy of cinema, art, and questions about human existence in the 21st century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Monahan \u003c\/b\u003eis lecturer in Film Studies at the University College Cork, Ireland. He has published Ireland's Theatre on Film: Style, Stories and the National Stage on Screen (2009), and also written on Irish cinema from different theoretical and aesthetic perspectives in various collections of essays, including Screening Irish America (2009), Genre and Cinema: Ireland and Transnationalism (2007), and Viewpoints: Theoretical Perspectives on Irish Visual Texts (2013). He contributes regularly to Estudios Irlandeses, the Spanish Journal of Irish Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51793112203552,"sku":"9781501362231","price":84.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a354ef986edfaaf1b26eb9938da8f1f0.webp?v=1780714268","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-films-of-lenny-abrahamson-a-filmmaking-of-philosophy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}