Psychoanalysis and Cinema

by E. Ann Kaplan (Editor)

These fifteen carefully chosen essays by well-known scholars demonstrate the vitality and variety of psychoanalytic film criticism, as well as the crucial role feminist theory has played in its development. Among the films discussed are Duel in the Sun, The Best Years of Our Lives, Three Faces of Eve, Tender is the Night, Pandora's Box, Secrets of the Soul, and the works of Jacques Tourneur (director of The Cat People and other features).

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Miguel Fernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

It feels strange to rate an anthology of essays. They're of a specific time in feminist film theory and in psychoanalytic approaches to film---some hold up more than others, some are more relevant to my own work than others.