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The Dysfunction-Obsession-Fetish Trifecta in Secretary (2002) and The Piano Teacher (2001)

The Dysfunction-Obsession-Fetish Trifecta in Secretary (2002) and The Piano Teacher (2001)

The films oscillate between the dual poles of Love and Death: they aren’t perfect films — if we only observe them through this limited scope.

Film/StageA. MartineJuly 24, 2018film, romance, mental illness, dysfunction, obsession, rape, sexual assault, emotional abuse, secretary, la pianiste, isabelle huppert, the piano teacher, adaptation, fetish, bdsmComment

Genre-fying Mental Illness [II]: the Disenfranchised, Disillusioned Lone Wolf

Genre-fying Mental Illness [II]: the Disenfranchised, Disillusioned Lone Wolf

Pop culture is drawn to the seething, simmering man on the edge, whose underlying violence could turn outward, at any given moment.

Mentorship, Infatuation and Statutory Rape: Navigating Forbidden Lines in Una and The Girl in the Book

Mentorship, Infatuation and Statutory Rape: Navigating Forbidden Lines in Una and The Girl in the Book

Can films dealing with sexual assault afford to be nuanced and open to interpretation, when there are so many people looking for excuses and copouts?

Film/StageA. MartineMay 22, 2018infatuation, sexual assault, rape, weinstein, abuse, dysfunction, films, cinema, television, tv shows, adaptation, mentorship, mental illness, family Comment