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Draws on a number of key psychoanalytic concepts from the works of Jacques Lacan, Slavoj Zizek, Joan Copjec, Michel Chion, and Todd McGowan to identify and describe a genre of cinema characterized by spatial confinement. Examining classic films, Connelly shows that the source of enjoyment of confined spaces lies in the viewer's relationship to excess.

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In looking at film from a Lacanian angle, Cinema of Confinement makes a strong contribution to the expanding critical literature on Lacan and cinema. The book shows exceptional knowledge of film as a language, inclusive of its unconscious underpinnings. The author moves very confidently among different filmic genres and aesthetic registers, demonstrating remarkable analytical skills. A great book with some interpretive gems." — Fabio Vighi, author of Critical Theory and Film: Rethinking Ideology through Film Noir

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/28/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810139220, 978-0810139220
      ISBN10: 0810139227
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      Film history, theory or criticism Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Draws on a number of key psychoanalytic concepts from the works of Jacques Lacan, Slavoj Zizek, Joan Copjec, Michel Chion, and Todd McGowan to identify and describe a genre of cinema characterized by spatial confinement. Examining classic films, Connelly shows that the source of enjoyment of confined spaces lies in the viewer's relationship to excess.

      Trade Review
      In looking at film from a Lacanian angle, Cinema of Confinement makes a strong contribution to the expanding critical literature on Lacan and cinema. The book shows exceptional knowledge of film as a language, inclusive of its unconscious underpinnings. The author moves very confidently among different filmic genres and aesthetic registers, demonstrating remarkable analytical skills. A great book with some interpretive gems." — Fabio Vighi, author of Critical Theory and Film: Rethinking Ideology through Film Noir

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