Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Abbreviations ix
6. Frontispiece: Iris Murdoch pays loving attention to art x
7. 1 Introduction: Thinking about Cinema and Iris Murdoch 1
8. 2 Film as Art, and Cinema as a Hall of Reflection 21
9. 3 Film as a Moral Fable 51
10. 4 Film and the Existential Hero(ine) 75
11. 5 Film, Love and Goodness 104
12. 6 Film, Comedy and Tragedy 130
13. 7 Film and Women’s Stories 167
14. 8 Metaphysics as a Guide to Movies 203
15. Bibliography 223
16. Filmography 229
17. Index 231