Dreams on Film: The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science

Films with dream sequences, or a dreamlike quality, allow directors to create their own rules of logic...
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Author: Leslie Halpern
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Dreams on Film: The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science by Halpern, Leslie

Dreams on Film: The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science

$113.05

Dreams on Film: The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science

$113.05
Author: Leslie Halpern
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Films with dream sequences, or a dreamlike quality, allow directors to create their own rules of logic and nature to meet a variety of artistic needs. For instance, an opening dream immediately establishes what a character is feeling; a later dream--or series of them--provides viewers with a glimpse of the climax, and a concluding dream ties up loose ends. (In real life, of course, dreams do not occur at such convenient times or serve such useful purposes.) This book explores why science is lost or distorted in the process of representing dreams on film and why audiences prefer this figurative truth of art over the literal truth of science. Part One discusses changes in form and considers the history of dream theory. Additionally, the physiology of sleeping and dreaming, dream structure, sleep deprivation, dreams under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and waking up, as depicted on film, are examined. Part Two investigates changes in content, and delves into the psychology of sleeping and dreaming, dream interpretation, altered states of consciousness, visions and prophecies, dreams as wish fulfillment, sex and death, nightmares, and reality versus illusion. The author uses theories by Freud, Jung, and current experts in her analyses of dream sequences and their use in film.

Author: Leslie Halpern
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 01/27/2003
Pages: 209
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.02w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780786415960
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Writer Leslie Halpern has worked as a columnist for Markee Magazine, film correspondent for The Orlando Sentinel film reviewer for So London Magazine, and stringer for The Hollywood Reporter. She lives in Oviedo, Florida.

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