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BL
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634498
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| Main Entry
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Horsley, Jason,1967-
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| Title & Author
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The secret life of movies : : schizophrenic and shamanic journeys in American cinema /\ Jason Horsley
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| Publication Statement
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Jefferson, N.C. :: McFarland & Co.,, c2009
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| Page. NO
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viii, 291 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9780786444236 (softcover : alk. paper)
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: 0786444231 (softcover : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : 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
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| Abstract
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"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
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"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
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| Subject
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Schizophrenia in motion pictures
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Mental illness in motion pictures
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Motion pictures-- Social aspects
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Motion pictures-- United States-- History-- 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/6561
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808.823
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| LC Classification
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PN1995.9.S247H67 2009
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