Psyche and Cinema: Bride of Frankenstein October 30, 2009

James Whale's 1935 cinematic gem brilliantly combines subversion, pathos, and satire to express the heart wrenching love story at its core. Bride testifies to the human search for belonging and struggle for control between ego and id, and is driven by iconic performances, glorious art direction, and timeless storytelling.

The film's greatness transcends the horror genre. Whale deftly mingles Christian creation mythology, a homosexual subtext, and a trenchant parable about technological mania as harbinger of a devastating loss of soul. Beautiful, haunting, and darkly comic, Bride of Frankenstein is the crown jewel of its kind.
Please join us the night before Halloween as we view and discuss this extraordinary film for its depth psychological and mythic dimensions, unpacking key scenes to examine specific symbolic and archetypal material.

3 CEU credits available for MFTs, LCSWs, and MSWs.

Terry Gilmaster Ebinger, MS, is a spiritual director who has been facilitating individual and group soul work for over twenty-five years, specializing in archetypal studies, cross-cultural wisdom practices, and dream tending.

$15 General Public / $30 3 CEU credits.

Official Website: http://dream-institute.org/