Klein, Sartre and Imagination in the Films of Ingmar Bergman

ISBN-13: 9781137471970 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 236 str.

Dan Williams

Opis

The author brings together ideas from film studies, psychoanalysis and philosophy for a study of key films in the career of Ingmar Bergman. Drawing on ideas from Melanie Klein and Jean-Paul Sartre, films ranging from Summer with Monika to Hour of the Wolf are examined in detail. The book argues that Bergman, Klein and Sartre are connected through their central focus on imagination, and that this shared preoccupation represents a challenging alternative to dominant theories in the analysis of film and culture.

Recenzje

'This welcome and original study provides a stimulating investigation into the imagination and how the processes of imagining (dreams, memories, nightmares and visions) are manifested in Bergman's films. Williams' unique insight into the confluences and discrepancies between philosophy and psychoanalytic theory paves the way for an enlightening exploration of Bergman's films.'

- Laura Hubner, University of Winchester, UK, author of The Films of Ingmar Bergman: Illusions of Light and Darkness (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)

Spis treści

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
1. The Imagination: Bergman, Klein and Sartre
2. From Freud to Klein, and Wild Strawberries
3. Sartre's Theory of Imagination and The Seventh Seal
4. From Three Early Bergman Films to an Analysis of Summer with Monika
5. Revenge and Reparation in The Virgin Spring
6. The Destruction of the Artist: Hour of the Wolf
7. Conclusion
Bibliography
Filmography
Index

O autorze

Dan Williams, based in the UK, is an experienced lecturer in Film Studies who has worked in universities, adult education and currently teaches A Level Media Studies.