So who is influencing HITCHBERG?
You guessed it!
It is the person we've been alluding to all this time...SIGMUND FREUD!!!
We can understand that Sigmund Freud (the father of psychology) has been an undeniable influence on the world of film, especially for Hitchcock and Bergman. There is conclusive evidence which points to them keeping Freud in mind as they construct the content of their films.
Freud's influence on Hitchcock…
"By focusing on the exploration
of the self, his ideas meshed easily with Freudian psychoanalytical thinking.
Those studying his films found ways to express their own inner emotions. His
use of huddled spaces, visual metaphors, and flashbacks created a language of
memory"-Crissa-Jean Chappell, ("Images - Faithless")
Freud's influence on Bergman…
"Like Freud, Hitchcock diagnosed the discontents that chafe and rankle beneath the decorum of civilization"-Peter Conrad, ("Wikiquote")
From film techniques to film content, both filmmakers tend to use Sigmund Freud, even subconsciously, to portray their main themes of recurring nightmares as adults stemming from childhood trauma and still succeed in making the connection between art and science stronger than it ever was. His theories are apparent in both films, with the mention of psychoanalysis (Marnie's husband plays psychiatrist as he forces a "free association" drill unto Marnie) and certain Freudian symbols (like the clock with no hands, eyes, and distortations of faces). By having Freudian theories in films, the psychological aspects of characters are portrayed and we, as viewers, are left to analyze them in relation to ourselves.
Read more:
An Introduction to Dreams on Film
Who are HITCH and BERG?
What is MARNIE about?
What is WILD STRAWBERRIES about?
So who is influencing HITCHBERG?
RED RED RED!
Is that you...Borg?
Think Psychoanalysis, Think Freud
Dream-work and Wild Strawberries
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