Vamik Volkan: a psychoanalyst without frontiers: Reflections on Molly Castelloe's documentary film Vamik’s Room

Authors

  • Rossella Valdrè Psychiatrist and a Training Analyst of the Italian Psychoanalytical Society (SPI) and the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i80.371

Keywords:

psychoanalysis, war, documentary

Abstract

This invaluable documentary film, Vamik’s Room (2020), written, directed and produced by Molly Castelloe, took seven years to complete, with the aim to present to a general, and not only a specialist, audience, the life, work and commitment of Vamik Volkan, a psychoanalyst from Cyprus who has been settled in the United States for many years. Five times a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian and professional contributions regarding terrible episodes of war, genocide and torture in the late 20st century, of which he was not only an observer but also a direct protagonist, with letters of acknowledgment from more than 28 countries.

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Published

2020-11-30

How to Cite

Valdrè, R. (2020). Vamik Volkan: a psychoanalyst without frontiers: Reflections on Molly Castelloe’s documentary film Vamik’s Room. Free Associations, (80), 113–120. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i80.371

Issue

No. 80 (2020)

Section

Cinema On The Couch

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