This volume pushes Cavellian scholarship forward, showing that the value of Cavells work lies not simply in understanding it but in applying it. By extending the philosophers methods to an exciting range of international and contemporary films, the chapters compose a timely consideration on what it is to read a film, and to read a film generously. * Kyle Stevens, Assistant Professor of Film Studies, Appalachian State University, USA * Stanley Cavell is, to my mind, the best thinker for helping us account for the power of the film experience, and the fourteen chapters collected here provide ample reason for understanding the importance of Cavell for the study of film. All of the contributors to this wonderful, collective enterprisebrought together by David LaRoccahave in a similar way encountered him and his work. Whether they are revisiting films Cavell loved or taking up the invitation to explore new films, they reveal the importance of Cavells writing and method. * Sandra Laugier, Professor of Philosophy, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France *
