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- catalog abstract ""The stigmatization of mental illness in film is well documented. Little has been written, however, about the ability of movies to portray mental illness sympathetically and accurately. People Like Ourselves: Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies fills that void by closely examining mental illness in more than seventy American movies, beginning with classics such as The Snake Pit and Now, Voyager and including contemporary successes such as A Beautiful Mind and As Good as It Gets. Zimmerman argues that these ground-breaking films defy stereotypes, presenting sympathetic portraits of people who are mentally ill, while at the same time advancing the moviegoing public's understanding of mental illness and providing insight into its causes, diagnosis, and treatment. More importantly, the films portray mentally ill people as ordinary people with conflicts and desires common to everyone. Like the motion pictures it examines, this fascinating book offers both insight and entertainment."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13076701.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""The stigmatization of mental illness in film is well documented. Little has been written, however, about the ability of movies to portray mental illness sympathetically and accurately. People Like Ourselves: Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies fills that void by closely examining mental illness in more than seventy American movies, beginning with classics such as The Snake Pit and Now, Voyager and including contemporary successes such as A Beautiful Mind and As Good as It Gets. Zimmerman argues that these ground-breaking films defy stereotypes, presenting sympathetic portraits of people who are mentally ill, while at the same time advancing the moviegoing public's understanding of mental illness and providing insight into its causes, diagnosis, and treatment. More importantly, the films portray mentally ill people as ordinary people with conflicts and desires common to everyone. Like the motion pictures it examines, this fascinating book offers both insight and entertainment."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. The price of conformity: the false self -- 2. The denial of reality -- 3. Hitchcock, chaos, and the devils of unreason -- 4. Women who can't forget -- 5. Divine madness: poets, prophets, and demons -- 6. War: a battle for the mind and spirit -- 7. Violence and mental illness: a good movie is hard to find.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-149), filmography (p. 151-155) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 166 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "People like ourselves.".
- catalog identifier "0810848767 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "People like ourselves.".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in film genres ; no. 3".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press,".
- catalog relation "People like ourselves.".
- catalog subject "2005 L-159".
- catalog subject "791.43/653 21".
- catalog subject "Mental Disorders.".
- catalog subject "Mental illness in motion pictures.".
- catalog subject "Mentally Ill Persons.".
- catalog subject "Motion Pictures as Topic.".
- catalog subject "PN1995.9.M463 Z56 2003".
- catalog subject "WM 49 Z74p 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The price of conformity: the false self -- 2. The denial of reality -- 3. Hitchcock, chaos, and the devils of unreason -- 4. Women who can't forget -- 5. Divine madness: poets, prophets, and demons -- 6. War: a battle for the mind and spirit -- 7. Violence and mental illness: a good movie is hard to find.".
- catalog title "People like ourselves : portrayals of mental illness in the movies / Jacqueline Noll Zimmerman.".
- catalog type "text".