Hello Amir:
In Anne-Marie Mieville's film _Nous Sommes Tous Encore Ici_ (France, 1997,
87 min.) [We Are Still Here]Aurore Clement plays an aggressive "inquisitor"
in what amounts to semi-Socratic combat with her friend (B. Lafont) over the
question: What defines a "good man"? Mieville's film is a serious-parodic
*detournement* of the idea of an inquisitor but I cannot say that the
Clement character is mythical.
I wish you well in your production work.
John Maguire
>From: Amir Bazrafshan <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Film-Philosophy Salon <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Mythical Inquisitor?
>Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:06:42 +0100
>
>Dear All,
>
>I am a producer from the UK, currently developing an idea for a film. It
>would be very useful to know of any mythical characters that embodied the
>inquisitor type – someone who would make people question the approach to
>their lives/actions etc… I know Socrates was renowned for approaching
>people in the streets of ancient Athens, and asking searching questions,
>but I’d be interested to know if there were any others in a similar vein.
>
>Many thanks,
>Amir
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