Dreams on Film: The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and ScienceMcFarland, 28 de jun. de 2010 - 209 páginas Films with dream sequences, or a dreamlike quality, allow directors to create their own rules of logic and nature to meet a variety of artistic needs. For instance, an opening dream immediately establishes what a character is feeling; a later dream--or series of them--provides viewers with a glimpse of the climax, and a concluding dream ties up loose ends. (In real life, of course, dreams do not occur at such convenient times or serve such useful purposes.) This book explores why science is lost or distorted in the process of representing dreams on film and why audiences prefer this figurative truth of art over the literal truth of science. Part One discusses changes in form and considers the history of dream theory. Additionally, the physiology of sleeping and dreaming, dream structure, sleep deprivation, dreams under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and waking up, as depicted on film, are examined. Part Two investigates changes in content, and delves into the psychology of sleeping and dreaming, dream interpretation, altered states of consciousness, visions and prophecies, dreams as wish fulfillment, sex and death, nightmares, and reality versus illusion. The author uses theories by Freud, Jung, and current experts in her analyses of dream sequences and their use in film. |
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... psychologists , and others to help them make sense of their dreams . The most famous dream interpreter is , of course , Sigmund Freud . To the end of his life , Freud regarded his book The Interpretation of Dreams one of his greatest ...
... psychological elements over the known physiological ones , filmed dream sequences manipulate or sacrifice scientific form and content in order to express the director's cre- ative vision and keep the audiences coming back for more . The ...
... psychological thrillers such as Spellbound ( 1945 ) , which begins with the words : - Our story deals with psychoanalysis , the method by which modern science treats the emotional problems of the sane . The analyst seeks only to induce ...
... Psychological Expressions Under his tutelage , doctors and patients began viewing dreams as psychological expressions , rather than religious or prophetic ones . God , the devil and other external sources of origin were de - emphasized ...
... psychological analysis of a film , its documentary aspect may be usefully taken as a gloss for what Jung spoke of as the conscious or ego ' standpoint ' toward a situation ; the dream aspect would then correspond to the atti- tude of ...
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Sleep Deprivation | 37 |
Dreams Under the Influence | 46 |
Waking Up | 54 |
Creative Differences Changes in Content | 65 |
Psychology of Sleeping and Dreaming | 67 |
Dream Themes Sex and Death | 114 |
Nightmares | 126 |
Dream Elements | 138 |
Dream Symbols | 147 |
Reality vs Illusion | 161 |
Conclusion | 178 |
Filmography | 181 |
Notes | 189 |
Dream Interpretation | 73 |
Altered States of Consciousness | 82 |
Visions and Prophesies | 92 |
Dreams as Wish Fulfillment | 103 |
Bibliography | 191 |
Index | 195 |