Both women in Persona are case studies (see my Freudian analysis here) http://www.kinoeye.org/02/15/shaw15.html Beverle Mantle in Dead Ringers is also a classic case... http://www.davidcronenberg.de/psychoringers.html Also, both Theresa Russell and Art Garfunkle in Bad Timing (along with police detective played by Harvey Keitel (I have an unpublished article on this if anyone is interested). Daniel Shaw Professor of Philosophy and Film Lock Haven University (570) 484-2052 Managing Editor, Film and Philosophy "And remember you are more authentic the closer you are to the person you dreamed of being" Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother ________________________________ * * Film-Philosophy salon After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For technical help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon * Film-Philosophy online: http://www.film-philosophy.com Contact: [log in to unmask] **