The Erotic Screen: Desire, Addiction and Perversity in Cinema
Book Details
- Publisher : Karnac Books
- Published : 2020
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 256
- Category :
Psychoanalysis - Category 2 :
Bargain and Discounted Titles - Catalogue No : 94841
- ISBN 13 : 9781912691272
- ISBN 10 : 9781912691
Reviews and Endorsements
'The Erotic Screen' encourages us to peek behind the surface appeal of films and to explore the depths of their sexual allure. Thomas Wolman’s insightful revaluation of canonical Hollywood films reveals how sexuality is at the heart of so many movies. His commentary is persuasive. He shows that whether we know it or not, sex and sexuality are always a source of pleasure for viewers. Look for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.
Dr. Luke Hockley, Professor of Media Analysis, University of Bedfordshire UKCP, ADIP, FRSA
'The Erotic Screen' is a compelling and vital contribution to psychoanalytic film scholarship. It emphasizes a multitude of relevant themes including the complexity and mystery of sexual desire as depicted in film and how the use of visual representation in film technique helps to access unconscious and conscious representations that affect the film viewer. It discusses how screen memories reflect memories projected on the screen and the role of film in exploring contemporary culture. Dr. Wolman elaborates on how censorship forced filmmakers to devise hidden sexual subtexts to preserve films’ subjective eroticism.
Bruce Sklarew, M.D., Chair, Forum of the Psychoanalytic Study of Film and co-editor of Bertolucci’s Last Emperor and Cinematic Reflections on the Legacy of the Holocaust