
The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch
Comedy Without Relief
By: Ivana Novak (Editor), Gregor Moder (Editor)
Hardcover | 20 August 2024
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The authors explore implications of films for political philosophy and re-think his ideas of revolution, communism, and capitalism (films such as Ninotchka, Oyster Princess). Many authors explore Lubitsch''s indirect approach to sexuality as a way to maintain the romantic and mysterious nature of sex in our time, as instead as a source of obscenity and awkwardness. Authors also explore radical political incorrectness and vileness of his characters, suggesting that one can solve the tyranny of PC and the absence of humor today with the help of Lubitsch. They also explore his feminism that could be used as a contrast to the #MeToo movement.
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The title of this superb volume tells it all: it treats Ernst Lubitsch not just as a great director of comedies but as an author whose movies confront the basic ethical dilemmas of his time. Lubitsch is the greatest philosopher among movie directors, much greater than the celebrated art-movies classics. Is this not reason enough to read The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch for all who care about the mess we're in?
--Slavoj Zizek, professor of philosophy, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaThere are those who see comedy only as a mode of relief from the dangers and anxieties of the real world and who thus dismiss the genre merely as a form of distraction. Such a ridiculous stance drastically avoids the precise ethical core of comedy, which, in the hands of Ernst Lubitsch, provides a real and authentic encounter with the world--one that is needed more than ever today. This is a fact demonstrated with excitement and brilliance by the authors collected in Novak and Moder's book. Building upon the rich and expanding analytical frameworks produced by the Ljubljana School for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch is a marvelous achievement showing why the name Lubitsch deserves to be etched in stone alongside the names Lacan and Hegel.
--Matthew Flisfeder, associate professor of rhetoric and communications, The University of Winnipeg, CanadaISBN: 9781538146163
ISBN-10: 1538146169
Published: 20th August 2024
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 192
Audience: College, Tertiary and University
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.43
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