Psychoanalytic Film Theory and The Rules of the Game (Film Theory in Practice)

The Film Theory in Practice Series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory. By marrying the explanation of film theory with interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. The first book in the series, Psychoanalytic Film Theory and The Rules of the Game, offers a concise introduction to psychoanalytic film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Jean Renoir's classic film. It traces the development of psychoanalytic film theory through its foundation in the thought of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan through its contemporary manifestation in the work of theorists like Slavoj Žižek and Joan Copjec. This history will help students and scholars who are eager to learn more about this important area of film theory and bring the concepts of psychoanalytic film theory into practice through a detailed interpretation of the film. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction 10 The intrinsic conjunction 10 The necessity of the disguise 12 The necessity of the obstacle 14 The form of desire 18 Psychoanalysis and The Rules of the Game 21 Notes 22 Chapter 1 Psychoanalytic film theory 26 The unconscious 26 Biology and culture 32 Need, demand, and desire 34 The symbolic order 38 The real 43 The imaginary 48 Desire 50 The two objects 54 Fantasy 58 Enjoyment 62 Screen theory 65 The trauma of Joan Copjec 72 The significance of Slavoj Žižek 76 The gaze or what is not seen 79 The voice or what is not heard 84 Antagonism elided 87 Antagonism exposed 91 Notes 93 Chapter 2 Psychoanalysis and The Rules of the Game 100 Speaking to the unconscious 100 The real Rules of the Game 104 An excess of genre 108 From class to nation 111 Rules that can never be stated 114 The fundamental rule 117 A world of accidents 123 Everyone on board 125 Parallel exclusions 130 Democracy and depth of field 133 Hunting for obedience 135 The indifference of identity 141 The play’s the thing 144 The absence of a ghost in the machine 147 The exception becomes the rule 150 An absence of romance 157 Renoir’s gaze 159 Notes 161 Conclusion: Psychoanalytic film theory today 172 Notes 179 Further Reading 180 Index 182 Psychoanalytic Film Theory And The Rules Of The Game Offers A Concise Introduction To Psychoanalytic Film Theory In Jargon-free Language And Shows How This Theory Can Be Deployed To Interpret Jean Renoir's Classic Film-- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- Introduction Section 1 : Psychoanalysis And Psychoanalytic Film Theory -- Section 2 : Psychoanalysis And The Rules Of The Game -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Further Reading -- Filmography. Todd Mcgowan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 'Psychoanalytic Film Theory and The Rules of the Game' offers a concise introduction to psychoanalytic film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Jean Renoir's classic film. It traces the development of psychoanalytic film theory through its foundation in the thought of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan through its contemporary manifestation in the work of theorists like Slavoj Zizek and Joan Copjec "Psychoanalytic Film Theory and The Rules of the Game offers a concise introduction to psychoanalytic film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Jean Renoir's classic film"-- Provided by publisher