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...with his co-workers, strains to keep its head above the quicksand of the central sick joke. Only at the end does it start to get interesting when the teacher sits down with an attractive therapist. Then, abruptly, the story ends with his dismissal of her as, bizarrely, "a Freudian...
...resolution of the Oedipal conflict set up in the opening scenes. The teacher-student/father-son conflict quickly evaporates into a series of increasingly improbable chase sequences in cars, sewers, rivers, trains and city streets. This is an action film, after all—not a philosophical puzzler pitched at Freudian intellects...
...BETTY. This psychological thriller directed by Claude Miller follows Betty Fisher (Sandrine Kiberlain) as she deals with the loss of a son and the strange adventures that ensue from her unbalanced mother’s (Mathilde Seigner) attempt to replace him with a kidnapped boy. Critics —Freudian and otherwise—have hailed the film, and Miller, Kiberlaine and Seigner have all earned awards for their work. Alias Betty screens Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16 at 5:15, 7:30 and 9:45 at the Brattle Theater...
...Flyer Wagon. Wisconsin holds the illustrious record for biggest grandfather clock, and in Michigan you’ll find not only the world’s biggest tire, an homage to Detroit’s favorite industry but also the largest bronze wildlife sculpture (of bears fighting). A strict Freudian would ask, “Just what is the Midwest compensating...
...issues, not least that of bestiality. The sequence in which April quite literally rides Michelangelo down a series of stairs is no doubt symbolic of their descent into sexual deviance. The damp, cavernous subterranean lair into which they finally arrive is evocative of the darkness and secrecy of their Freudian subconscious. Interestingly, at this point April disappears without a trace, and is replaced by Krang, one of the Ninja Turtles’ most hated archenemies. The homoerotic sequence that ensues is, then, a double taboo, exploring both the issues of male-male eroticism as well as challenging the stereotypical roles...