Film and Lecture I The Dark Knight

Dortmunder U | RWE Forum I Kino im U

18:00
THE DARK KNIGHT
USA 2008, R: Christopher Nolan, 152 Min., FSK 16

In The Dark Knight Batman faces the most unpredictable of his enemies. The Joker (Heath Ledger) leaves no stone unturned to disturb the public order in Gotham with insane acts of terror. A schizophrenic and heartless psychopath, The Joker is surely a case for psychiatry – or is he?

Followed by: 20:00
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sachsse
A PSYCHOANALYTICAL APPROACH

In this lecture, followed by an open discussion, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sachsse, medical expert in psychiatry and psychotherapy at Kassel University, examines The Dark Knight from a psychotherapeutical perspective. While looking into various psychological issues raised by the film, this lecture mainly aims to provide an insight into the many facets of psychotherapeutical thought.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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