The secret life of movies : schizophrenic and shamanic journeys in American cinema /
Horsley, Jason,1967-
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co.,
c2009.
"Using movies to explore the unconscious realms of society in order to reach a better understanding of what drives it, this book examines filmmakers and films that center around schizophrenic themes of alienation, paranoia, breakdown, fantasy, dreams, dementia, violence, and that address--as entertainment--the schizophrenic experience"--Provided by publisher.
"Using movies to explore the unconscious realms of society in order to reach a better understanding of what drives it, this book examines filmmakers and films that center around schizophrenic themes of alienation, paranoia, breakdown, fantasy, dreams, dementia, violence, and that address--as entertainment--the schizophrenic experience"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : from thesis to diagnosis -- Part 1. Chronic symptoms and recurring themes. The occult text : the good, the bad, and the ugly and the alchemy of individuation -- Courting the other : quests for completion -- Scars : the hero as psychopath -- Weeping alone : the counterculture fails to communicate -- The revolting male : Jack Nicholson and the schizophrenic journey -- Into the wild : John Boorman's explicit myths -- A glass darkly : Brando and Bertolucci's Last tango -- The man behind the mask : Roman Polanski's dementia tales -- Beautiful freaks : Tim Burton's celebrations of specialness -- The great American psychopath -- Part 2. Scrying the culture. Stealing candy/healing laughter : the evolution of the schizo comedy -- Advocating satan -- God's channel -- Paranoia : a conspiracy by any other name -- Where is my mind? Notes on purity of impulse in Fight club -- Aliens "r" us : race intimations of metamorphosis -- Behind closed doors : antithesis and antidote -- Epilogue : rounding up the usual suspects.
Schizophrenia in motion pictures.
Mental illness in motion pictures.
Motion pictures
Motion pictures