John Izod
Autor/a de Myth, Mind and the Screen: Understanding the Heroes of our Time
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John Izod is Professor of Screen Analysis and Head of the Department of Film & Media Studies at the University of Stirling.
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Whether Jung is actually something to accept as plausible in the scientific sense is another matter. For the films, it is enough to see that they are powered with a germ of an idea that may well be Jungian. Personally, I am more convinced that Roeg and many other filmmakers, extending from the 1950s through the 1990s, were concerned with individuals on the threshold. Paused there, neither passing or retreating. The idea might seem similar to Jungian outlines, but it's not, really. It's anthropological and sociological, not psychological. And I believe that is the key to understanding many of the films, more than Jung. Even if the filmmaker himself meant to allude to Jung, reviewers need to step beyond authorial intent and look at anthropological effect.
Meanwhile, poor Roeg. He really did deserve a much better fate. Sentenced to anonymity since the 1990s, even his much celebrated earlier films have begun to recede from critical recognition. For films such as Performance, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and Walkabout, that is a pity. Perhaps this nearly three decades old book can keep Roeg's critical interpretation vital in some way.… (més)