Psychoanalytic Themes in Six Classic Hollywood Films Thomas Wolman, M.D. January 4 – February 22, 2021 Mondays, 7:00 – 8:15 pm 6 classes / $150 Fee Location: Virtual – Held on ZOOM To register, click here, visit nypsi.org or call 212-879-6900
NYPSI Extension Course: Psychoanalytic Themes in Six Classic Hollywood Films
This course will explore six films representing six different genres: Musical, Thriller, Western, Youth film, Science Fiction and Romance. In each case, the connections with psychoanalysis will vary with the film’s subject and style. “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), for example, is a veritable palimpsest of psychoanalytic ideas and an illustration of primitive fantasy a la Melanie Klein. “Spellbound” (1945) offers an interesting, though some would argue distorted, vision of psychoanalysis. “High Noon” (1952), while not overtly psychological in tone presents a model of ethical choice, of interest to therapists and psychoanalysts. And in “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955), the Ur-youth picture, James Dean offers an indelible portrait of Continue reading Psychoanalytic Themes in Six Classic Hollywood Films with Thomas Wolman online with NYPSI
