journey 2: the mysterious island

The idea is that film as a medium, as a form, emerged with women always already objectified ;by the format, the simple act of framing and representing any figure, of giving, however temporary, a fixed form ;by its practitioners, practically exclusively men, women further objectified in particular form. The latter held as achieving a patriarchal, …

bradford, the british and the camera

Make Bradford British is well worth watching. Initially I was very suspicious of it, imagining that it would develop into a form of Bradford Big Brother, be another reality TV show and no more. However it develops into a fascinating and at times shocking programme that offers us a raw insight into the problems, bigotry …

a dangerous method

The film A Dangerous Method relates the story of Jung’s development of psychoanalytical theory and his meeting with Freud focusing on  Sabina Spielrein, a young woman who finds sexual pleasure in physical punishment.  Jung is drawn to her and they become lovers and at one point, finally acceding to the fulfillment of her desire, he …