Film Interpretation

Jungian Film Interpretation : Del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth”

“….the experience of film offers a special place where the psyche can come alive, be experienced and be commented upon.” (Hauke, 2002, p. 2) Pan’s Labyrinth has been described as a modern-day fairy tale. Whatever your perspective, the movie, like all forms of art, clearly demonstrates central ideas within Jungian theory. First, we’ll all view …

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Jungian Film Interpretation : Del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth”

In this lecture we’ll watch the movie “Pan’s Labyrinth” first. Then I will give an overview of core concepts involved in a Jungian approach to film interpretation with particular emphasis on the difference between a symbol and a sign, and the nature of psychic reality in fairy tales and film. Once this work is completed, …

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Jungian Interpretation of Film – Pan’s Labyrinth

“….the experience of film offers a special place where the psyche can come alive, be experienced and be commented upon.” (Hauke, 2002, p. 2) Pan’s Labyrinth has been described as a modern-day fairy tale. Whatever your perspective, the movie, like all forms of art, clearly demonstrates central ideas within Jungian theory. First, we’ll all view the …

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