EMOTIONAL WORK OF CINEMA |

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This page is for discussions concerning emotion and popular cinema
In line with the remit of our network as a whole, please tell us about contemporary and popular films & experiences. How can psychoanalysis and psychotherapeutic ways of thinking contribute to our understanding of the meanings, features, effects and affects of film and cinema in an emotive culture? Does the development of high quality screens and sound for the home privatise the formerly public emotional experience of cinema? Do major films work as containers that interpret our culture in more or less manageable ways? How does successful marketing of some films generate expectations and investments in certain movies which only lead to disappointment? There are many, many questions to discuss. Start a thread.

Which contemporary and popular film stands out for you for its emotional power and why?
Requiem for a Dream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE-rD8vcY4U

The Champ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgySx1MhzAo

Man Bites Dog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL1qjiuDWiw

In the Shadow of the Moon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRusDqEK4aI

Dancer in the Dark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1K78yhZDCc

Monster's Ball http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXBw8YftYPk

Braveheart The Freedom speech

DISCUSSION on SATURDAY 9TH MAY will run for 2 hours at the Everyman in Hampstead. There will be a montage of clips to illustrate the emotional power and specificity of cinema to kick it all off. It will take the form of a round table and the discussants will include an academic, an analyst or therapist and someone from inside the world of film itself. We hope that there will be lively discussion from the floor. This is our first round table event so there are no set parameters as yet, all ideas are appreciated.

THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT PLACES ARE STRICTLY LIMITED. TO BOOK PLEASE EMAIL miwevents@googlemail.com BUT PLEASE NOTIFY US IF YOU CANNOT COME TO GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND.