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Zimmerman Jacqueline Noll <1948-> |
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People like ourselves [[electronic resource] ] : portrayals of mental illness in the movies / / Jacqueline Noll Zimmerman |
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Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in film genres ; ; no. 3 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mental illness in motion pictures |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. The price of conformity: the false self -- 2. The denial of reality -- 3. Hitchcock, chaos, and the devils of unreason -- 4. Women who can't forget -- 5. Divine madness: poets, prophets, and demons -- 6. War: a battle for the mind and spirit -- 7. Violence and mental illness: a good movie is hard to find. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Little has been written, however, about the ability of movies to portray mental illness sympathetically and accurately. Zimmerman fills that void with a close look at mental illness in more than seventy American movies, beginning with classics such as The Snake Pit and Now, Voyager and including such contemporary successes as A Beautiful Mind and As Good as It Gets. |
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