I am sitting in the train as it is rolling and moving, rocking gently. We are stopped and I look over and see Kiarostami who is the conductor, reasoning with passengers, his voice firm and patient, his manner calm and knowing. I wake up. Since the death of Iranian film maker Kiarostami in July of …
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An Analysis of Michael Haneke’s ‘Amour’
This paper strives to understand late adulthood and old age through the movie ‘Amour’, by the Austrian director, Michael Haneke. Amour tells the story of the struggles of an elderly couple in modern day Paris. It is a French language movie which was released in 2012 to critical acclaim. It won Best Director, Best leading …
The Unusual Suspect: A Look Into Knives Out
This paper seeks to analyze the film ‘Knives Out’ from a psychoanalytic perspective, using Freudian and Kleinian theoretical standpoints. Klein’s thoughts on ‘projective identification’ is heavily utilized in the writing of this paper, as well as my attempts to analyze the characters’ unconscious wishes and motives throughout the film. In doing so, I am aware …
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