{"product_id":"eighteen-woody-allen-films-analyzed-anguish-god-and-existentialism-9780786413195","title":"Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed: Anguish, God and Existentialism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sander H. Lee\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This new textbook is an abridgment of the author's earlier \u003ci\u003eWoody Allen's Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland, 1997; \"invaluable\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Five main topics are explored: the desire of many of his characters to ground their lives in traditional ethical values despite their realization that such values may no longer be certain; the opposition between pessimism and optimism throughout his films; gender issues relating to romantic love, sexual desire and the ongoing changes in our cultural expectations of both men and women; the idea that contemporary American society is rapidly descending into barbarism precisely because of societal failure to maintain a sense of individual moral responsibility; and a critique of psychoanalysis as a method for understanding human behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614274437271,"sku":"9780786413195","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786413195.webp?v=1775092318","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/eighteen-woody-allen-films-analyzed-anguish-god-and-existentialism-9780786413195","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}