2585 - Psychotherapy In Film And Television (4 weeks)
Course Description
Instructor: Rhonda Findling
In this class we will watch four films and clips from TV show episodes that involve a psychotherapist and their patient. In class we will discuss our general reaction to the psychotherapeutic relationship and the way it’s portrayed cinematically.
The films we will watch on our own and discuss in class are Analyze This(1999), Good Will Hunting(1997), Love Sick(1983)(with Dudley Moore), and Pressure Point((1962)(with Sidney Poitier). The TV clips will be from episodes of The Sopranos. The Bob Newhart Show and Two and a Half Men . We will discuss one film and two clips from TV episodes in each class. All of the films will be available on various on demand channels and will have to be purchased for approximately 3.99 per film. The TV episodes will be on YouTube clips which will be sent to your e mail addresses and/or watched in class.
Course Outline