The union of psychology and cinema in the construction of characters. Mommy's case

This study deals with the film Mommy (2014) directed by Xavier Dolan, through an analysis of content, using qualitative techniques, with the purpose of finding how are represented some terms of psychology: the attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, antisocial and aggressive behaviors, the mo...

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Main Author: Hernández Carrillo de la Higuera, Cristina
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2018
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/19845
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Summary:This study deals with the film Mommy (2014) directed by Xavier Dolan, through an analysis of content, using qualitative techniques, with the purpose of finding how are represented some terms of psychology: the attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, antisocial and aggressive behaviors, the mother-child relationship, the comorbidity with affective disorders and the stereotypical representation of the psychiatric institution. This study is realised in order to determine if what these thematics transmit corresponds to some extent with reality. The findings show that after the film, there is a great work of documentation at the time of building the characters in a responsable and exhaustive manner.