Giorgio Agamben

Giorgio Agamben

Born: April 22, 1942
in Rome, Italy
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, form-of-life (borrowed from Ludwig Wittgenstein) and homo sacer. The concept of biopolitics (carried forth from the work of Michel Foucault) informs many of his writings.

Movies for Giorgio Agamben...

The Projection Has Begun
Title: The Projection Has Begun
Character: Himself
Released: June 2, 2006
Type: Movie
Sancho Panza enters a movie theatre in a provincial city. He is looking for Don Quixote and he finds him sitting off to the side and staring at the screen. The theatre is almost full; the balcony is entirely occupied by noisy children… La proiezione è cominciata (The Projection Has Begun) is an adaptation of The Six Most Beautiful Minutes in the History of Cinema by Giorgio Agamben. It is a portrait in 24 daguerreotypes per second.
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Maurice Blanchot
Title: Maurice Blanchot
Character: Himself
Released: September 30, 1998
Type: Movie
How to make a film about a writer? How to show in pictures the work of a man who insists on disappearing? Several thinkers comment on the figure and work of a key intellectual in 20th century literature and thought.
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The Gospel According to Matthew
Title: The Gospel According to Matthew
Character: Filippo
Released: March 3, 1965
Type: Movie
This biblical drama from the Catholic Marxist director focuses on the teachings of Jesus, including the parables that reflect their revolutionary nature. As Jesus travels along the coast of the Sea of Galilee, he gradually gathers more followers, leading him into direct conflict with the authorities.