The Couch and the Silver Screen: Psychoanalytic Reflections on European Cinema Contributor(s): Sabbadini, Andrea (Editor) |
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ISBN: 158391952X ISBN-13: 9781583919521 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: This book is a diverse collection of contributions which explore European cinema from psychoanalytic perspectives. Both classic and contemporary films are presented and analyzed by a variety of authors, including leading cinema historians and theorists, psychoanalysts with a specific expertise in the interpretation of films, as well as the filmmakers themselves. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis |
Dewey: 791.437 |
LCCN: 2003004236 |
Series: New Library of Psychoanalysis |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.18" W x 9.36" (0.96 lbs) 280 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Couch and the Silver Screen is a collection of original contributions which explore European cinema from psychoanalytic perspectives. Both classic and contemporary films are presented and analysed by a variety of authors, including leading cinema historians and theorists, psychoanalysts with a specific expertise in the interpretation of films, as well as the filmmakers themselves. This composite approach offers a fascinating insight into the world of cinema. The Couch and the Silver Screen is illustrated with stills throughout and Andrea Sabbadini's introduction provides a theoretical and historical context for the current state of psychoanalytic studies of films. The book is organised into four clear sections - Set and Stage, Working Through Trauma, Horror Perspectives and Documenting Internal Worlds - which form the basis for engaging chapters including:
The cultural richness of the material presented, combined with the originality of multidisciplinary dialogues on European cinema, makes this book appealing not only to film buffs, but also to professionals, academics and students interested in the application of psychoanalytic ideas to the arts. |