{"product_id":"the-couch-and-the-silver-screen-psychoanalytic-reflections-on-european-cinema-9781583919514","title":"The Couch and the Silver Screen: Psychoanalytic Reflections on European Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Couch and the Silver Screen \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Couch and the Silver Screen\u003c\/em\u003e 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeasily readable and jargon-free film reviews.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eessays on specific subjects such as perspectives on the horror film genre and adolescent development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etranscripts of live debates among film directors including Bernardo Bertolucci, actors, critics and psychoanalysts discussing films.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In these days, when psychoanalysis is looking for ways to integrate itself back into the world - into cultural, political, intellectual, and emotional life - a book like this is to be cherished ... It is a gold mine for anyone interested in movies, in psychoanalysis, or in the reciprocity between them'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAnita Weinreb Katz, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 53(2): 673-679; 2005.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a book which will fascinate all cinema lovers and take its place among the many valuable writings on applied psychoanalysis in Europe\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSerge Firsch, The International Journal of Psychoanalysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In these days, when psychoanalysis is looking for ways to integrate itself back into the world - into cultural, political, intellectual, and emotional life - a book like this is to be cherished ... It is a gold mine for anyone interested in movies, in psychoanalysis, or in the reciprocity between them'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAnita Weinreb Katz, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 53(2): 673-679; 2005.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a book which will fascinate all cinema lovers and take its place among the many valuable writings on applied psychoanalysis in Europe\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSerge Firsch, The International Journal of Psychoanalysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMulvey\u003c\/em\u003e, Foreword. \u003cem\u003eSabbadini\u003c\/em\u003e, Introduction. \u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Set and Stage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBertolucci, Shaw, Mawson, \u003c\/em\u003eThe Inner and Outer Worlds of the Filmmaker's Temporary Social Structure. \u003cem\u003eChristie, Stevenson, Taylor Robinson,\u003c\/em\u003e One in the Eye From Sam - Samuel Beckett's Film (1964) and his Contribution to our Vision in Theatre, Cinema and Psychoanalysis. \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Working Through Trauma.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoretti, Golinelli, Bolognini, Sabbadini, \u003c\/em\u003eSons and Fathers: A Room of their Own - Nanni Moretti's The Son's Room (2001). \u003cem\u003eSekoff,\u003c\/em\u003e Witness and Persecution in two Short Films: Miguel Sapochnik's The Dreamer (2001) and Lindy Heymann's Kissing Buba (2001). Annegret Mahler-Bungers, A Post-postmodern Walkyrie - Psychoanalytic Considerations on Tom Tykwer's Run, Lola, Run (1999). \u003cem\u003ePedrón de Martín, \u003c\/em\u003eThomas Vinterberg's Festen (1998) - An Attempt to Avoid Madness Through Denunciation. \u003cem\u003eDiamond,\u003c\/em\u003e Itsván Szabo's Sunshine (1999) - The Cinematic Representation of Historical and Familial Trauma. \u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Horror Perspectives. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchneider,\u003c\/em\u003e Notes on the Relevance of Psychoanalytic Theory to Euro-horror Cinema. \u003cem\u003eCampbell, \u003c\/em\u003eDario Argento's Phenomena (1985) - A Psychoanalytic Perspective on the 'Horror Film' Genre and Adolescent Development\u003cem\u003e. Aubry,\u003c\/em\u003e Freedom Through Re-introjection: A Kleinian Perspective on Dominik Moll's Harry: He's Here to Help (2000). \u003cem\u003eGrant, \u003c\/em\u003eCinema, Horror and the Abominations of Hell - Carl-Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr (1931) and Lucio Fulci's The Beyond (1981). \u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Documenting Internal Worlds\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eApted, Taylor Robinson, \u003c\/em\u003eNarratives and Documentaries - An Encounter with Michael Apted and his Films. \u003cem\u003eCowie, \u003c\/em\u003eThe Cinematic Dream-work of Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957). \u003cem\u003eFilipovic, \u003c\/em\u003eFilm as an Abreaction of Totalitarianism - Vinko Bre an's Marshal Tito's Spirit (2000). \u003cem\u003eBerman, Rosenheimer, Aviad, \u003c\/em\u003eDocumentary Directors and their Protagonists: A Transferential \/ Countertransferential Relationship? Timna Rosenheimer's Fortuna (2000) and Michal Aviad's Ever Shot Anyone? (1995). \u003cem\u003eBrody, Brearley, \u003c\/em\u003eFilming Psychoanalysis: Feature or Documentary? Two Contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091050328407,"sku":"9781583919514","price":123.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781583919514.jpg?v=1762274067","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-couch-and-the-silver-screen-psychoanalytic-reflections-on-european-cinema-9781583919514","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}