Cinema and Narrative Complexity: Embodying the Fabula

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
I.	Introduction......Page 8
Introduction......Page 26
Cinema and its two Temporal Modes......Page 27
The Cognitive Fabula and Linear Storytelling......Page 30
Film-Philosophy and the Challenge of Contemporary Cinema......Page 42
Introduction......Page 54
Narrative Transgression in Stage Fright......Page 59
Defamiliarization and Beyond......Page 70
Introduction......Page 84
Cinema and the Modern......Page 85
Hiroshima mon amour – A Cinematic Love Affair......Page 94
Introduction......Page 112
Towards an Embodied and Enactive Approach to Cognition......Page 114
Embodying the Narrative Experience......Page 122
Introduction......Page 138
21 Grams – How Much Does Life Weigh?......Page 142
The Fabula and the ‘Decomplexification’ of the Narrative Continuum......Page 143
A Problematic Combination: Classical Narratology and Complexity Theory......Page 151
‘Forking Paths’ – Complex Storytelling in Lola rennt......Page 158
Are Forking Paths Linear?......Page 162
Embracing the Narrative Rhythm of Lola rennt......Page 167
Introduction......Page 176
Realism and Constructivism: A Narratological Deadlock......Page 181
The Defamiliarization of Narrative Perception......Page 194
VIII.	Conclusions......Page 206
The Embodied Fabula and Beyond......Page 211
	Bibliography......Page 216
	Notes......Page 230
	Acknowledgments......Page 246
	Index......Page 248