A Jungian perspective on the therapist-patient relationship in film cinema as our therapist / Ruth Netzer; translated by Batya Stein.

Author/creator Netzer, Ruth
Other author Stein, Batya.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2024.
Descriptionpages cm
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Uniform titleCinema as our therapist. English
Abstract "Within this book, Ruth Netzer explores the archetypal components of therapist-patient relations in cinema from the perspective of Jungian archetypal symbolism, and within the context of myth and ritual. Film is a medium that is attracted to the extremes of this specific relationship, depicting the collapse of the accepted boundaries of therapy, though on the other hand, cinema also loves the fantasy of therapy as intimacy. Through the medium of film, and employing examples from over 45 well-known films, the author analyses the successes and failures of therapists within film, and reviews the concepts of transference and counter-transference and their therapeutic and redemptive powers, in contrast to their potential for destruction and exploitation within the context of a patient-therapist relationship. This book will be a fascinating read for Jungian analysts, psychologists, psychiatrists and therapists with an interest in the link between cinema and therapy, as well as filmmakers and students and teachers of film studies"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteThe original title is 'Cinema as our therapist'.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageTranslated from Hebrew.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2023055638
ISBN9781032608372 (hardback)
ISBN9781032608341 (paperback)
ISBN(ebook)

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