Beyond Nothingness: A Broader Nihilism in Cinema Paradiso by Stephen Goss
Description:
Stephen Goss composed Cinema Paradiso, a six-movement suite for solo guitar, as an homage to films and film directors. Goss cites nihilism as a theme in Dogville, the film that inspires the fourth movement, "Mandalay," but I assert that all the films and many musical devices throughout the piece can be read through the lens of nihilism. The first movement, "Paris, Texas," depicts the stark landscape of the opening scene of the 1984 Wim Wenders film of the same name. "Modern Times" chronicles Ch…
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Date:
August 2019
Creator:
Kyzer, Dan
Partner:
UNT Libraries