The book examines the lives and works of famous filmmakers and screen actors through the perspective of bipolar and depr
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English Pages 320 pages Year 2013;2014
Table of contents :
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: A Brief Overview of Manic Depression and How it Effects CreativityChapter 2: The Early Cinema and Mental IllnessChapter 3: The Golden Age of Silent Films and Manic-DepressionChapter 4: 1930s: Bipolar Disorder Speaks at the MoviesChapter 5: 1940s: The Effects of World War II on Bipolar CinemaChapter 6: 1950s: Psychological Realism in Bipolar Film DepictionsChapter 7: 1960s: The Liberalization of Manic-Depressive Stereotypes in CinemaChapter 8: 1970s: The Manic-Depressive Temperament Defines New HollywoodChapter 9: 1980s-1990s: The Burgeoning Diversity of Depressive ExpressionismChapter 10: 2000s: Bipolar Cinema Fully Emerges from Lingering ShadowsFilmographyIndexAbout the Author