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   Who doesn't know Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, Psycho? Released back in 1960, Psycho has proven to be one of the most famous film from the 60's. As though many of his films, Hitchcock's Psycho was heavily influenced by a theory called the psychoanalysis. But hold on, what is psychoanalysis exactly?         Essentially, psychoanalysis is, among many things; a theory, a therapy, an instrument of research, and a profession. It's complex understanding of the psyche was a breakthrough in intellectual, medical, and sociological studies. First introduced by the Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and later developed by Jacques Lacan, the study can be considered as part of psychology that according to Freud. is about memories, thoughts, feelings, phantasies, intentions, wishes, ideals, beliefs, psychological conflict, and all that stuff inside a person's mind.          It is also called a depth psychology due to it's assumption ...

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky, born April 4th 1932, is widely known as a Russian film director and screenwriter. Although he only made a few feature film throughout his career, his contribution for the film industry was greatly influential. Filmmakers who then adopted Tarkovsky's artistic style is called Tarkovskian. Andrei Tarkovsky managed to make seven feature film before he passed away. However, all of his films shows such distinctive methodology. His visual language was very consistent, as many recurring elements in his films were frequent. He is also known for his poetic imagery, mostly due to his shot design. He often uses long unbroken meditative takes, creates layers within scenes, and also frames his shot with doorways.   As you can see in The Sacrifice, Tarkovsky puts his subject in the middle of the frame, hinched between the door. ↑  Frame within a frame: framing with doorways. ↑ Layering the scenes with sheets and trees. Tarkovsky's last masterp...

Dear reader, Hi! My name's Rininta and I'm an undergraduate, currently majoring film at a private university in Tangerang. I intend to use this platform as a room for me to express my thoughts on art and also share some of the things that I've learned about film or art in general. It could be reviews, essays, summaries, and basically anything related to art. Stay tune to see more posts coming really soon! Best regards, Rininta