Existentialism Archive

  • What Dreams May Come

    There are two ways into the world of dreams. The first is to walk in consciously, the second is to achieve consciousness during or after it. These two modes suggest two ways of dealing with the unconscious mind: the largest part of our brain, and the seat of all that we do not understand about ourselves.

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  • Woody Allen: ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’

    It would be difficult to overestimate how important the movies of Woody Allen have been in my life. That makes it all sound a bit serious. . . the importance and pleasure of watching these films have been in equal measure. Thank heaven he’s made […]

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  • Fahrenheit 451

    Truffaut’s famous adaptation of the Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451 begins with a strange and stern voice-over against coloured close-ups of television aerials, in the place of credits. This innovative opening introduces us directly to the world of the film, where the futuristic regime has […]

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