The Crypt in Outer Space: Grief in Solaris

Authors

  • Mark Holmwood

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i83.404

Keywords:

Solaris, suicidal ideation, bereavement by suicide, prolonged grief disorder, cryptic mourning, abaissement du niveau mental, psychotic suicidal depression, deus ex machina, transformation, numinosum

Abstract

This short piece is about bereavement by suicide, prolonged grief disorder that might follow this traumatic loss, and the way it leads to suicidal ideation. I use Steven Soderbergh’s 2002 cinema adaptation Solaris as a fictional case study. In this inquiry, Abraham & Torok’s ‘cryptic mourning’ theory is combined with Jungian analysis, symbology and mythology to highlight the unusual results of Rosen’s research into suicidal adults.

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Published

2021-08-23

How to Cite

Holmwood, M. (2021). The Crypt in Outer Space: Grief in Solaris. Free Associations, (83), 98–111. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i83.404

Issue

No. 83 (2021)

Section

Cinema On The Couch

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