People Like Ourselves Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies
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 suc...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Scarecrow Press
2003.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in Film Genres. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b37311402*spi |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Films Discussed and/or CitedIndex. |
| Descripción Física: | 184 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 151-155) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781417503353 |
