Introduction -- The consciously constructed film -- Being in the cinema -- Reflections of the body -- Being mindful of the image -- Seeing the image -- Being touched by the image -- Feeling the image -- Conclusion
Summary
Films can hold personal psychological meanings that are often at odds with their narratives. Examining the intersections between mental health and the cinema, Somatic Cinema represents the cutting edge of film theory, evaluating the significance of this phenomenon both in therapy and in the everyday world. Luke Hockley draws on the insights of phenomenological and Jungian film theory and applies them alongside more established psychoanalytic approaches. The result is to combine the idea of affective bodily experience with unconscious processes as a means to explore a new ontology of the cinema
