The Giver can be viewed as a commentary on totalitarianism, psychopharmacology, and the importance of one’s history in the development of their character. The idea of giver and receiver parallels that of the analytic situation and the use of color in the film references the importance of having all your feelings. Come and discuss this as well as your take on the ending!

Please preview the movie in advance, as it is not shown at the event.

Presenters

Emily Fox-Kales, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and is affiliated with the Department for Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital, and Northeastern University. She has served as Film Editor of the journal Gender & Psychoanalysis and has several publications, including her most recent book, Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders (SUNY Press, 2011).

William Sharp, Psya.D., is a psychoanalyst in private practice in Brookline. He is on the faculty at Northeastern University and the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis and teaches at Wheelock College. He is a frequent presenter of BGSP movie discussions. He is the author of Talking Helps: An Evidenced Based Approach to Psychoanalytic Counseling (2015, Cognella Publishing).

Price & Credit

No Charge
No CE credits offered for this event