Quest Narratives: The Cinematic Experience, Filmic Space, and Transitional Phenomena

Authors

  • Annette Kuhn Queen Mary University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i79.353

Keywords:

space, psychoanalysis, emotion, memory

Abstract

By taking a close look at two superficially different films (The Searchers (1956) and Where Is My Friend's House ? (1987) )this essay outlines a fresh approach to psychoanalysis and film theory by exploring some ideas and approaches from object relations psychoanalysis that offer potential for deepening our understanding of the ‘subjective-objective’ world of cinematic experience. It  reframes some key analytical and theoretical  issues and challenges for film studies, and hopefully yields new insights into interpreting films and understanding the cinematic experience

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Published

2020-08-02

How to Cite

Kuhn, A. (2020). Quest Narratives: The Cinematic Experience, Filmic Space, and Transitional Phenomena. Free Associations, (79), 77–89. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i79.353

Issue

No. 79 (2020)

Section

Cinema On The Couch

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