Presentation and analysis of »movie-psychoanalysis» in the process of psychoanalytical psychotherapy

Abstract

Movie-psychoanalysis (MPA) is a method that allows in-depth analysis of the hu­man psyche through a combination of psychoanalysis and »healing» films and demonstrates the applicability of film-therapy for clinical purposes. The key issue is the processing of unconscious material provided by the film as a trigger in the thera­peutic relationship. At the beginning of this paper I summarize the theoretical basis for the justification of movie-psychoanalysis. I then analyze a concrete example of movie­-psychoanalysis in the process of psychoanalytic therapy. The primary objective of this article is to establish a bridge between psychoanalysis and movie therapy that means spreading awareness about the healing power of films as well as upgrading their effects through the psycho-therapeutic/psychoanalytic relationship.