Edgar Jones Feb 2, 2018
Professor Edgar Jones writes for us on the portrayal in cinema of post-traumatic stress disorder...
War has served as an enduring theme for the commercial cinema, not least because of the dramatic opportunities it offers for warrior characters. However, since the Vietnam War significant attention has been directed to the ways in which trauma can change people film and cause lasting psychological harm. Both The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, 1978) and Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) showed veterans struggling to cope with their wartime experiences. Such movies tapped into growing popular and professional concern about the long-term impact of combat on soldiers’ minds.
In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association formally adopted the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd) based on clinical evidence largely derived from veterans of the Vietnam conflict. Filmmakers were increasingly drawn to the theme of psychological breakdown as a way of interpreting the war and Ptsd...
Professor Edgar Jones writes for us on the portrayal in cinema of post-traumatic stress disorder...
War has served as an enduring theme for the commercial cinema, not least because of the dramatic opportunities it offers for warrior characters. However, since the Vietnam War significant attention has been directed to the ways in which trauma can change people film and cause lasting psychological harm. Both The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, 1978) and Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) showed veterans struggling to cope with their wartime experiences. Such movies tapped into growing popular and professional concern about the long-term impact of combat on soldiers’ minds.
In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association formally adopted the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd) based on clinical evidence largely derived from veterans of the Vietnam conflict. Filmmakers were increasingly drawn to the theme of psychological breakdown as a way of interpreting the war and Ptsd...
- 2/1/2018
- Den of Geek
One hundred years after the battle of the Somme and the groundbreaking film that followed, Laura Clouting explores the challenges of dramatising the fear, courage and complicated reality of going into combat
In a few weeks’ time, 100 years will have passed since the first day of the battle of the Somme. Tens of thousands of soldiers went “over the top” at 7.30am on 1 July 1916. The moment looms large in the collective national memory – nearly 20,000 British soldiers died that day, just the first of the “big push” that continued into the winter months.
The ferocious offensive drew on Britain’s imperial forces, and was the bloody debut of civilian volunteers who had flooded recruitment halls in 1914. Among them were two individuals who weren’t there to fight, yet were profoundly influential in shaping our vision of the conflict. Cameramen Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell were in France to record the footage...
In a few weeks’ time, 100 years will have passed since the first day of the battle of the Somme. Tens of thousands of soldiers went “over the top” at 7.30am on 1 July 1916. The moment looms large in the collective national memory – nearly 20,000 British soldiers died that day, just the first of the “big push” that continued into the winter months.
The ferocious offensive drew on Britain’s imperial forces, and was the bloody debut of civilian volunteers who had flooded recruitment halls in 1914. Among them were two individuals who weren’t there to fight, yet were profoundly influential in shaping our vision of the conflict. Cameramen Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell were in France to record the footage...
- 6/10/2016
- by Laura Clouting
- The Guardian - Film News
The 2010 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival starts on Friday, April 29th. Showcasing the best in documentary filmmaking from Canada and around the world, Hot Docs is playing some really wonderful films this year. Like last year, Dork Shelf has compiled a list of the suitably dorky films that we’re planning to see at this years festival. These are just our picks, Hot Docs is playing so many amazing documentary films this year. We encourage you to check out the full Hot Docs Film Fest Schedule.
Dork Shelf’s Hot Docs 2010 Picks after the jump.
American: The Bill Hicks Story
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American: The Bill Hicks story is a documentary about the life and times of comedian Bill Hicks, easily one of the funniest and most important comedians to ever take the stage. Hicks passed away in 1994, but his influence continues to be felt. Bill Hicks...
Dork Shelf’s Hot Docs 2010 Picks after the jump.
American: The Bill Hicks Story
Click here to view the embedded video.
American: The Bill Hicks story is a documentary about the life and times of comedian Bill Hicks, easily one of the funniest and most important comedians to ever take the stage. Hicks passed away in 1994, but his influence continues to be felt. Bill Hicks...
- 4/27/2010
- by Will
- DorkShelf.com
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