In this lecture we explore the intersection of literature and existentialism. To see how Kierkegaard’s ideas return in contemporary films, consider this fragment from the film Margin Call (2011). You can watch the clip from Bojack Horseman that I refer to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FOty... Fragment from the film Margin Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW1Cr... You might also want to hear the way in which Paul Celan reads 'Todesfuge' here: https://www.lyrikline.org/de/gedichte.... His reading begins slowly, but the rhythm gradually increases, (possibly) securing a mesmerizing effect. This lecture is part of the course ‘History of the Western Arts 4: 1945–present’.