The philosophy of Michael Mann
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Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2014].
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A collection of essays exploring the philosophical themes and aesthetic vision behind blockbuster film including The Insider , Public Enemies , and more. Known for his finely crafted crime thrillers, American filmmaker Michael Mann has long been regarded as a talented triple threat capable of moving effortlessly between television and feature films as a writer, director, and executive producer. His unique visual sense and thematic approach are evident in the Emmy Award-winning The Jericho Mile , the cult favorite The Keep , the American epic The Last of the Mohicans , and the Academy Award-nominated The Inside r, as well as more recent works such as Ali , Miami Vice , and Public Enemies . The Philosophy of Michael Mann provides a comprehensive account of the work of this highly accomplished filmmaker, exploring the director's recognizable visual style and the various on-screen and philosophical elements he has tested in his thirty-five-year career. The essays in this wide-ranging book will appeal to fans of the revolutionary filmmaker and to philosophical scholars interested in the themes and conflicts that drive his movies.

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Sanders, S., Skoble, A. J., & Palmer, R. B. (2014). The philosophy of Michael Mann . University Press of Kentucky.

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Sanders, Steven, 1945-, Aeon J., Skoble and R. Barton Palmer. 2014. The Philosophy of Michael Mann. University Press of Kentucky.

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Sanders, Steven, 1945-, Aeon J., Skoble and R. Barton Palmer. The Philosophy of Michael Mann University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

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Sanders, Steven, Aeon J. Skoble, and R. Barton Palmer. The Philosophy of Michael Mann University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

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