The bipolar express. Movies and their makers under the influence of mania and depression

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The book examines the lives and works of famous filmmakers and screen actors through the perspective of bipolar and depressive disorders. The filmmakers discussed in this volume include directors Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, and Tim Burton, as well as such actors as Carrie Fisher, James Dean, Peter Sellers, Mel Gibson, and Jim Carrey. AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: A Brief Overview of Manic Depression and How it Effects CreativityChapter 2: The Early Cinema and Mental IllnessChapter 3: The Golden Age of Silent Films and Manic-DepressionChapter 4: 1930s: Bipolar Disorder Speaks at the MoviesChapter 5: 1940s: The Effects of World War II on Bipolar CinemaChapter 6: 1950s: Psychological Realism in Bipolar Film DepictionsChapter 7: 1960s: The Liberalization of Manic-Depressive Stereotypes in CinemaChapter 8: 1970s: The Manic-Depressive Temperament Defines New HollywoodChapter 9: 1980s-1990s: The Burgeoning Diversity of Depressive ExpressionismChapter 10: 2000s: Bipolar Cinema Fully Emerges from Lingering ShadowsFilmographyIndexAbout the Author