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100 1 $aHorsley, Jason,$d1967-
245 14 $aThe secret life of movies :$bschizophrenic and shamanic journeys in American cinema /$cJason Horsley.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2009.
300 $aviii, 291 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : from thesis to diagnosis -- 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 -- 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.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aSchizophrenia in motion pictures.
650 0 $aMental illness in motion pictures.
650 0 $aMotion pictures$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aMotion pictures$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
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