Through nigredo, albedo, and rubedo, Devon Hansen traces Scottie’s failed alchemical opus—where the death of ideal self-images becomes the necessary mortification individuation demands. The second chapter of the Vertigo series explores transformation without resolution, and why wholeness requires mourning the fantasies of perfection we can never surrender.
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On Hitchcock’s Vertigo: Introduction
My essay is an examination of Vertigo and a personal account of the unexpected and synchronistic involvement it has had in my life, particularly with regards to my queerness as a trans person and the influence of Jungian ideas on my transition.
Film Review: Decision to Leave (2022)
A thrilling yet understated crime drama focused on the relationship between a police detective and a woman whose husband has died in a suspicious climbing accident, distinguished by the complexity of its characters.
Departures (Film, 2008)
A quietly provocative story about a cellist who leaves the musical profession and finds a job preparing dead bodies for burial.
An introduction to Jodo’s movies: “Who Is Alejandro Jodorowsky?”
How to decipher Alejandro Jodorowsky’s symbolic film world? Here’s an introduction.