Psychiatry and the Cinema

by Krin Gabbard and Glen O. Gabbard

Book Overview

This text examines psychiatry and the cinema. It looks at the typology, mythology, and ideology of the psychiatrist in movies. It also examines psychoanalytic film criticism and such issues as narcissm in the cinema, and phallic women in contemporary cinema.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226277917
• ISBN13: 9780226277912
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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As a psychiatrist and also a great movie fan, I always eagered for a book which reviews movies from the viewpoint of 'pschoanalysis'. At last I found this book. What I liked most about this book is that it covers recent movies, like 'Good Will Hunting' or '12 Monkeys', which are my favorites. The stories of the reflected images and their changes throughout the film history of the psychiatrists who appeared in the movies were also interesting.