Psychoanalytic Film Theory And The Rules Of The Game (film Theory In Practice)
by Todd Mcgowan /
2015 / English / PDF
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The Film Theory in Practice Series fills a gaping hole in the world
of film theory. By marrying the explanation of film theory with
interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of
how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. The
first book in the series,
The Film Theory in Practice Series fills a gaping hole in the world
of film theory. By marrying the explanation of film theory with
interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of
how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. The
first book in the series,Psychoanalytic Film Theory and
Psychoanalytic Film Theory and The
Rules of the Game, offers a concise introduction to psychoanalytic
film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can
be deployed to interpret Jean Renoir's classic film. It traces the
development of psychoanalytic film theory through its foundation in
the thought of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan through its
contemporary manifestation in the work of theorists like Slavoj
Žižek and Joan Copjec. This history will help students and scholars
who are eager to learn more about this important area of film
theory and bring the concepts of psychoanalytic film theory into
practice through a detailed interpretation of the film.
The
Rules of the Game, offers a concise introduction to psychoanalytic
film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can
be deployed to interpret Jean Renoir's classic film. It traces the
development of psychoanalytic film theory through its foundation in
the thought of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan through its
contemporary manifestation in the work of theorists like Slavoj
Žižek and Joan Copjec. This history will help students and scholars
who are eager to learn more about this important area of film
theory and bring the concepts of psychoanalytic film theory into
practice through a detailed interpretation of the film.
