Of Elephants and Toothaches by Eva Badowska, Francesca Parmeg... - 9780823267101

Of Elephants and ToothachesEthics, Politics, and Religion in Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Decalogue'\nAuthor(s): Eva Badowska, Francesca Parmeggiani\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Fordham University Press, United States\nImprint: Fordham University Press\nISBN-13: 9780823267101, 978-0823267101\nSynopsis\nThis collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kie?lowski's Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. The cycle's deft handling of moral ambiguity and inventive technique established Kie?lowski as a major international director.\n Kie?lowski once said, \""Both the deep believer and the habitual skeptic experience toothaches in exactly the same way.\"" Of Elephants and Toothaches takes seriously the range of thought, from theological to skeptical, condensed in the cycle's quite human tales. Bringing together scholars of film, philosophy, literature, and several religions, the volume ranges.