New Philosophies of Film

This book offers a lucid introduction to the exciting developments and contentious debates within the philosophy of film. Mapping out the conceptual terrain, it examines both analytic and continental approaches to cinema and puts forward a pluralist film philosophy, grounded in practical examples. Now thoroughly updated to showcase the most recent developments in the field, this 2nd edition features new chapters on phenomenology, cinematic ethics, documentary film and television as philosophy, contemporary case studies including Roma, Melancholia and the Netflix series Black Mirror, and an updated bibliography, filmography and reading lists.