In my modest opinion, writing philosophically about film is not a common practice and has not been a fruitful one as well. Philosophers are inclined to write with certain disdain about film matters, and in some cases without a minimal experience as filmgoers. I can think of Thedodor W. Adorno or Jean-Paul Sartre as examples of people that can be very clever in various subjects, but were blind about film. Philosophers tend to generalize and that is lethal for apreciating film. But, you can find an exeption to this rule in the two books by Gilles Deleuze, *L'image mouvement* and *L'image temps* which are strong works in film theory based on philosophers like Bresson and Peirce and also contain wonderful insights in film history, directors and movies. Anyway, for an aproach entirely new, fresh and brilliant on the subject there are two books by the american philosopher Stanley Cavell, *The world viewed* and *The pursuit of happiness*. Cavell thinks that it=B4s not only possible but also neccesary to write about film and philosophy at the same time. This books are absolutely unique, stimulating and they demolish the artifficial barriers between academic studies and film critic and after reading them you start to suspect that film studies should be based in foundations entirely different from today=B4s tendencies. Quintin El Amante Cine Magazine Buenos Aires ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]