Animal Worlds: Film, Philosophy and Time

Focusing On A Recent Wave Of International Art Cinema, 'animal Worlds' Offers A Sustained Analysis Of The Relations Between Cinematic Time And Animal Life. Through An Aesthetic Of Extended Duration, Films Such As 'bestiaire' (2012), 'the Turin Horse' (2011), And 'a Cow's Life' (2011) Attend To Animal Worlds Of Sentience And Preception, While Registering The Governing Of Life Through Biopolitical Regimes. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Unfurling Worlds -- Chapter 1 Cinematic Time And Animal Worlds -- Chapter 2 Still/moving: Bestiaire’s Lives In Limbo -- Chapter 3 The Turin Horse: Animal Labour And Lines Of Flight -- Chapter 4 Leviathan, Meat And The Annihilation Of Worlds -- Chapter 5 Actual/virtual: Bovines Ou La Vraie Vie Des Vaches -- Conclusion: Cinematic Worlds And Beyond -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index Laura Mcmahon. Previously Issued In Print: 2019. Includes Bibliographical References, Filmography And Index.