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Fatal Attraction / Single White Female / Thirteen

June 2, 2019by adammchamberlain Leave a comment

In my final look-back at the Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course I attended at Crouch End Picturehouse late last year, I reflect upon three films we considered that portray Borderline Personality Disorder. A […]

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Borderline Personality Disorder

American Psycho / Gone Girl / To Die For

April 23, 2019by adammchamberlain Leave a comment

For my penultimate look-back at the Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course I attended at Crouch End Picturehouse late last year, there was something of a shift away from more recognised mental disorders to […]

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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Requiem for a Dream / Factory Girl / Shame

January 26, 2019by adammchamberlain 1 Comment

Resuming my look-back at the Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course I attended at Crouch End Picturehouse late last year, for its fourth week three powerful films explored themes of addiction. Addiction has […]

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Addiction, Anti-Social Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Mental Healthcare, Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The Machinist / Coherence / Unsane

November 2, 2018by adammchamberlain Leave a comment

Week three of the Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course I recently attended at Crouch End Picturehouse explored three films chosen to represent the theme of psychosis. The topic was introduced with a […]

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Mental Healthcare, Psychosis

Melancholia / The Girl on the Train / Three Colours: Blue

October 14, 2018by adammchamberlain Leave a comment

For week two of the excellent Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course at my local cinema, the lovely Crouch End Picturehouse, we explored three distinctive movies that had been selected for their […]

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Depression, Grief

Adaptation. / The Invitation / Safe

October 7, 2018by adammchamberlain 2 Comments

In the past fortnight I have started an evening course being run over six weekly sessions at my local cinema, the stylish and welcoming Crouch End Picturehouse, one of my favourite […]

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Anxiety, Grief, PTSD

The Visit

September 11, 2015by adammchamberlain 2 Comments

Title: The Visit Writer: M. Night Shyamalan Director: M. Night Shyamalan Studio: Universal Release Date: 11 September 2015 I am, in this edition, taking another break from the established convention for the blog: to write […]

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Dementia, Schizophrenia

The Fisher King

August 11, 2015by adammchamberlain Leave a comment

Title: The Fisher King Writer: Richard LaGravenese Director: Terry Gilliam Studio: TriStar Pictures Release Date: 27 September 1991 It is a year ago today that we lost one of the great actors […]

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Grief, PTSD, Schizophrenia, Suicide

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