The Body of The Film: The Evocation of Winnicott's Original Facilitating Environment in Michael Hanake's Amour (2012).

Authors

  • John Robert Rignell

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i71.187

Abstract

In this article I explore the possibilities of a Winnicottian approach to understanding film with particular reference to his concept of the facilitating environment. It is intended to complement existing conversations about the moving image that are derived from a predominantly Lacanian perspective. The paper should be of interest to readers looking for an understanding of the relationship between film and the spectator that privileges the idea of the subject as an active maker of meaning.

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Published

2018-02-28

How to Cite

Rignell, J. R. (2018). The Body of The Film: The Evocation of Winnicott’s Original Facilitating Environment in Michael Hanake’s Amour (2012). Free Associations, (71), 89–105. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i71.187

Issue

No. 71 (2017)

Section

Cinema On The Couch

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