Author(s)

Shimiao Wang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China

Corresponding Author

Shimiao Wang

ABSTRACT

This research will clarify how the psychological aspect of the characters in Bertolucci's films is influenced by the political background, and clarify the psychological motivation behind the behavior of the characters through Freud theory. By analyzing three films directed by Bertolucci at different times and combining Freud's psychoanalytic theory, this research explores in depth the influence of political context on the psychology of the characters. The results show that political turmoil not only has a great influence on the psychology of the characters, but also manifests itself in their behavior through their latent desires and conflicts. The innovation of this research is to integrate Freud's theory with the analysis of political cinema to reveal the complex mechanisms by which political environments form the psyche of individuals and promote behavior in different cultural contexts. Furthermore, this research proposes to further explore the diverse political environments and their psychological effects in global cinema by combining Freud theory with other theoretical frameworks such as marxist criticism and feminist theory. 

KEYWORDS

Political Background, Film Characters, Sigmund Freud, Psychoanalysis

CITE THIS PAPER

Shimiao Wang, Psyche and Power: Freudian Perspectives on Political Narratives in Cinema. Art and Performance Letters (2024) Vol. 5: 58-63. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2024.050409.

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