{"product_id":"the-shadow-self-in-film-gershon-reiter-9780786476640","title":"The Shadow Self in Film: Projecting the Unconscious Other","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book examines 13 movies that deal with the protagonist and his projected \"other.\" The cinematic Other is interpreted as an unconscious personality, a denied part of the protagonist that appears in his life as a shadowy menace who won't go away. Devoting a chapter to each movie, the book starts with Mamoulian's \u003ci\u003eDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e and three cinematic pairs: two Hitchcock films, \u003ci\u003eShadow of a Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e; two versions of \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, J. Lee Thompson's 1962 original and Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake; and a pair of Clint Eastwood films, \u003ci\u003eIn the Line of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlood Work\u003c\/i\u003e. The book then examines \u003ci\u003eSomething Wild, Sea of Love, Fight Club, Desperately Seeking Susan, Apocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Others\u003c\/i\u003e. Overall the book aims to show how movies envision the unconscious Other we all too often project on other people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gershon Reiter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786476648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786476640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Gershon Reiter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483687825663,"sku":"9780786476640","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6512f06-9b9b-44ff-b28f-79601373f0e5.jpg?v=1778040012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shadow-self-in-film-gershon-reiter-9780786476640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}