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The Celluloid Couch. An Annotated International Filmography of the Mental Health Professional in the Movies and Television, from the Beginning to 1990.
Leslie Y. Rabkin
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Hardback. In this unique filmography, Leslie Rabkin delves deeply into film's 'unconscious,' producing a valuable reference text concerned with the history of film and its representation of therapy and mental illness. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; GBC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 219 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1743.
In this unique filmography, Leslie Rabkin delves deeply into film's "unconscious," producing a valuable reference text concerned with the history of film and its representation of therapy and mental illness. The Celluloid Couch is arranged by decade, with the exception of the earliest period, The Silent Era (from the very beginnings of film to 1920). Each period contains a thoughtful introduction that highlights important films and discusses the intersection of film with history and psychology. Rabkin's overview lays bare patterns in film's representation of mental illness and therapy, and inquires how contemporary stereotypes of psychiatric patients and ... Read more
In this unique filmography, Leslie Rabkin delves deeply into film's "unconscious," producing a valuable reference text concerned with the history of film and its representation of therapy and mental illness. The Celluloid Couch is arranged by decade, with the exception of the earliest period, The Silent Era (from the very beginnings of film to 1920). Each period contains a thoughtful introduction that highlights important films and discusses the intersection of film with history and psychology. Rabkin's overview lays bare patterns in film's representation of mental illness and therapy, and inquires how contemporary stereotypes of psychiatric patients and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810834620
SKU
V9780810834620
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About Leslie Y. Rabkin
Leslie Y. Rabkin is a clinical psychologist in Seattle where he also serves as clinical professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Washington.
Reviews for The Celluloid Couch. An Annotated International Filmography of the Mental Health Professional in the Movies and Television, from the Beginning to 1990.
The author's humorous remarks are well aimed...The self-proclaimed "celluloid safari" casts a new perspective on film and its "unconscious," producing a unique reference tool with which to view this form of mass media.
American Reference Books Annual
...unique storehouse of information...Rabkin provides an overview of this enormous amount of material and highlights its links with important changes.
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American Reference Books Annual
...unique storehouse of information...Rabkin provides an overview of this enormous amount of material and highlights its links with important changes.
... Read more