Film, television and the psychology of the social dream [electronic resource] / Robert W. Rieber, Robert J. Kelly ; with a contribution from Charles Winick.
Rieber, R. W. (Robert W.), author.; Kelly, Robert J., author.
2014
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Title Film, television and the psychology of the social dream [electronic resource] / Robert W. Rieber, Robert J. Kelly ; with a contribution from Charles Winick.
Author Rieber, R. W. (Robert W.), author.
ISBN 9781461471752 electronic book
1461471753 electronic book
9781461471745
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7175-2
Published New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vii, 183 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-1-4614-7175-2 doi
Call Number PN1995
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.4301
150.9
Summary From the flickering images of the earliest silent films to today's billion-dollar blockbusters, films have captivated the public's eyes, hearts, and psyches. Reflecting - and often creating - the tenor of their times, they combine layers of symbolic and metaphorical images to make a stronger internal impact on their viewers than the still image or the printed word. The compelling pages of Film, Television and the Psychology of the Social Dream illuminate the profound emotional processes involved as films inform and transform our unconscious and conscious minds. Drawing on original and classic scholarship in its field, this provocative volume analyzes these interactions through a wide array of influential films, including pioneering German expressionist works, the Star Trek cycle, and The Godfather. Movies' transformative role in molding philosophies and ethics is shown as the larger meanings of public heroes, stars, fears, and desires evolve, and as salient genres embody more than simply a good story. But despite this century of evolution, the authors assert, one thing remains constant: the critical place of film in communicating individual dreams as well as the shared dreams of a society.
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