The Films of Lenny Abrahamson: A Filmmaking of Philosophy

The Films of Lenny Abrahamson: A Filmmaking of Philosophy provides a comprehensive study of the films of contemporary, highly critically-appraised Irish director Lenny Abrahamson. As well as considering the aesthetics, cultural reflections and philosophical concerns embedded within the cinema of this dynamic and profoundly original Irish filmmaker, it will look at his original short film – 3 Joes – and his four-part television series Prosperity.

As the first sustained study of the profoundly engaging and cinematically rich work by this contemporary Irish filmmaker, Barry Monahan sheds light on the aesthetic wealth of the artist and connects his visual stylistic innovations to the context of his projects' socio-cultural background, to his own influences in modern cinema – going beyond Irish film, to reflect upon the works of auteurs such as Bergman, Tarkovsky, Kubrick, and Kaurismäki among others – and to a broader reflection on his philosophy of cinema, art, and human existence in the 21st century.