I have my students work on films that portray psychopathologies. Really interesting, and for some even exciting!
One thing I found interesting to work on is the gap between psychological diagnosis and the way the film portrays the pathology, sometimes for "cinematographical" reasons (eg. A beautiful mind or Fight Club), sometimes due to "vulgarization" , oversimplification or lack of knowledge, or anachronism (for example Borderline personality in "Girl, interrupted " where the diagnosis could be backed up by DSM-I, but not DSM-IV anymore)
Any similar experiences?
I have a problem with 2 movies which I haven't seen recently: "Forrest Gump" and "Sam, I am Sam".
What are the pathologies portrayed? Some of my students mentionned trisomy 21 or Down Syndrom,others simply mental retardation, but I am relunctant to go along with that. What yould you say?
Thanks for your help and comments
-------------- Phil Gervaix Gymnase de Burier La Tour de Peilz Switzerland
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