Celluloid Psychology series

Exploring the mind and brain in cinema
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Exploring psychology through film

Celluloid Psychology was devised by Dr Alastair Smith, School of Psychology as an antidote to the usual depictions of psychology on our screens. Each of our carefully selected films are curated and introduced by a specialist in human behaviour from our school, who discusses how their area of expertise can shed unexpected light on the psychological questions explored in the film.
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This season

Film still from Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
18 November 2024
Young boy who is watching a cinema screen behind the camera. Still from Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
2 December 2024

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