An entire life in one glance
A psychoanalytic reading of revolutionary road
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8971037 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paola Golinelli (Italian Psychoanalytic Society, Via Cesare Battisti, Bologna IT‐40100, Italy, corresponding author), Nicolino Cesare Franco Rossi (0000-0003-2060-6926), Nicolino Rossi (Italian Psychoanalytic Society, Via Cesare Battisti, Bologna IT‐40100, Italy) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1491-1503 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-8315.2012.00626.x |
| PMID | 23278209 |
| OpenAlex | W1924790896 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article, starting from an analysis of the film Revolutionary Road (2009; director, Sam Mendes), addresses the topic of conflictuality in relationships between couples, especially in those characterized by intense violence and a relational configuration of the sadomasochistic type. In particular, the film - in highlighting sequential moments in the couple's life, from its formation through to its tragic conclusion - seems to strengthen the hypothesis that the specific quality of falling in love is a contributing factor in determining the dramatic unfolding of a couple's relationship. The relationship is characterized by an experience of intense, erotic sensoriality, and by the nature of the unconscious fantasy underlying the bond between the couple that began with the moment of falling in love, a bond in which deep needs for fusion predominate. The presence of this neediness impedes a more adequate working through of the conflicts and the transition to more satisfying ways of relating
Art · Falling (accident · Falling in love · Fantasy · Literature · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Reading (process · Transition (genetics · Unconscious mind · Law · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology · Psychology and Mental Health · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |