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  • Louise Brooks in Pandora's Box.
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    The Psychopathology of Hollywood: A Satirical Examination of Freud’s Classic Theory Through the Lens of Pandora’s Box

    March 18, 2023 / No Comments

    In his classic work, The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, Sigmund Freud explored the ways in which our unconscious desires and repressed thoughts manifest themselves in our daily lives. But what if we applied Freud’s theories to the most superficial and ego-driven place on earth: Hollywood? Through a satirical examination of Freud’s ideas in the context of the 1929 film Pandora’s Box, we can explore the dark underbelly of Tinseltown and the twisted psychology of those who inhabit it. The Unconscious Desires of Hollywood Elite In Pandora’s Box, we see the story of Lulu, a seductive and manipulative actress who draws men into her web of deceit. Sound familiar? This archetype…

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  • Influence of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud on filmmakers G.W. Pabst and David Lynch
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    Influence of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud on filmmakers G.W. Pabst and David Lynch

    July 16, 2019 / No Comments

    The great Austrian director G.W. Pabst graced the film world with some of the most thought-provoking movies to hit the silver screen. Some of his most intriguing works featured sophisticated inclusion of the kind of psychoanalytical thought that was prevalent at the time. Here’s what connoisseurs of silent films with a penchant for the intellectual should know about Pabst’s use of figures like Sigmund Freud. We will also visit the influence of Carl Jung in David Lynch’s work. ‘Secrets of the Soul’ There is, perhaps, no other film in Pabst’s portfolio that borrows so heavily from the psychoanalytical thinking of the times than Secrets of the Soul. What Pabst left us within…

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    Louise Brooks in Pandora's Box.

    The Psychopathology of Hollywood: A Satirical Examination of Freud’s Classic Theory Through the Lens of Pandora’s Box

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