Sconfinamenti: Kant altrove

This paper explores the philosophical relationship between Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014) and Immanuel Kant’s 1786 essay What Does It Mean to Orient Oneself in Thinking?. While much of the existing literature has emphasized Hegelian dimensions in Nolan’s cinema, this contribution argues that Interstellar can be more fruitfully interpreted through a Kantian lens. Rather than offering a general account of Kantian motifs in Nolan’s work, the essay focuses on the concept of orientation (Orientierung) and examines how the film dramatizes the challenge of orienting oneself when objective knowledge reaches its limits. Drawing on Kant’s reflections on spatial, logical, and supersensible orientation, the essay analyzes the film’s recurring imagery of darkness, uncertainty, and cosmic exploration. By reading Interstellar alongside Kant’s reflections on orientation, reason, freedom of thought, and the limits of knowledge, the essay shows how Nolan transforms abstract philosophical problems into cinematic experiences.