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Trosman (psychiatry, U. of Chicago) offers psychoanalytic perspectives on paintings and films considered to be masterpieces, investigating the relationship between stylistic innovation and critical life. The paintings he analyzes are Velßzquez's Las Meninas , Giorgione's The Tempest , Seurat's Un Dimanche a Grande Jatte , and two self- portraits by Rembrandt; among the films are Antonioni's L'avventura , Welles' Citizen Kane , and Hitchcock's Vertigo . Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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In Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Masterworks of Art and Film, Harry Trosman demonstrates that a psychoanalytic point of view can vastly enrich one's understanding and appreciation of works of art. Drawing on current psychoanalytic views of the importance of fantasy, attachment and individuation theory, preoedipal factors in development, and object relations, Trosman addresses the impact of psychoanalysis on the understanding of the visual arts, painting, and film. Velázquez's Las Meninas, Giorgione's The Tempest, Rembrandt's self-portraits, and Seurat's La Grand Jatte are among the paintings Trosman analyzes. He also considers such films as Antonioni's L'avventura, Welles's Citizen Kane, Hitchcock's Vertigo, and Fellini's 8 1/2. The result is an insightful and innovative perspective, integrating classical and contemporary psychoanalytic thought with art and film criticism.
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