This book discusses films with diabolical drugging, unethical experimentation, involuntary incarceration, sexual exploitation, lobotomies, "shock schlock," conspiracy theories and military medicine, to show how fact informs fantasy, and when fantasy trumps reality. Traditional asylum thrillers changed after hospital stays shortened and laws protected people against involuntary commitment. Except for six short "golden years" from 1957 to 1963, portrayals of bad psychiatrists far outnumber good ones and this book tells how and why that was.
This book discusses films with diabolical drugging, unethical experimentation, involuntary incarceration, sexual exploitation, lobotomies, "shock schlock," conspiracy theories and military medicine, to show how fact informs fantasy, and when fantasy trumps reality. Traditional asylum thrillers changed after hospital stays shortened and laws protected people against involuntary commitment. Except for six short "golden years" from 1957 to 1963, portrayals of bad psychiatrists far outnumber good ones and this book tells how and why that was.
Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists: From Caligari to Hannibal
256
Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists: From Caligari to Hannibal
256Paperback
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780786463909 |
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| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers |
| Publication date: | 09/19/2012 |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 2.80(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |