Somatic Cinema: The Relationship Between Body and Screen - A Jungian Perspective

by Luke Hockley

Book Overview

Films can hold personal psychological meanings that are often at odds with their narratives. Examining the intersections between mental health and the cinema, Somatic Cinema represents the cutting edge of film theory, evaluating the significance of this phenomenon both in therapy and in the everyday world.

Luke Hockley draws on the insights of phenomenological and Jungian film theory and applies them alongside more established psychoanalytic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415669227
• ISBN13: 9780415669221
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"