{"id":1272,"date":"2015-01-09T11:22:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T11:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/melodramaresearchgroup\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2015-01-09T11:22:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T11:22:32","slug":"melodrama-screening-and-discussion-26th-of-january-5-7pm-in-jarman-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/melodramaresearchgroup\/2015\/01\/09\/melodrama-screening-and-discussion-26th-of-january-5-7pm-in-jarman-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Melodrama Screening and Discussion, 26th of January, 5-7pm, in Jarman 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">All are very welcome to join us for the\u00a0first screening of the New Year, which will take place on the 26th of January, from\u00a05-7pm,\u00a0 in Jarman 7. We will start this term&#8217;s focus on the Gothic notion of\u00a0The Double\u00a0by showing <em>The Dark Mirror<\/em> (1946, Robert Siodmak, 85mins).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Made at a time when psychoanalysis found popularity in Hollywood films, <em>The Dark Mirror<\/em> tells the story of identical twins (both played by Olivia de Havilland) who are under suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/melodramaresearchgroup\/files\/2015\/01\/The-Dark-Mirror-DV-p-11-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1276\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/melodramaresearchgroup\/files\/2015\/01\/The-Dark-Mirror-DV-p-11-12.jpg\" alt=\"The Dark Mirror DV p 11 12\" width=\"891\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/melodramaresearchgroup\/files\/2015\/01\/The-Dark-Mirror-DV-p-11-12.jpg 891w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/melodramaresearchgroup\/files\/2015\/01\/The-Dark-Mirror-DV-p-11-12-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/melodramaresearchgroup\/files\/2015\/01\/The-Dark-Mirror-DV-p-11-12-445x300.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The above advertisement from <em>Daily Variety<\/em> (6<sup>th<\/sup> of November 1946) nicely sums up several ways in which the film references The Double. \u00a0Unsurprisingly it focuses on de Havilland\u2019s dual role, increasing the already present doubling of actress and character. The left-side of the double-page advertisement\u00a0comments on the perceived easy split in morality between good evil demonstrated in\u00a0de Havilland&#8217;s\u00a0contrasting facial expressions and the tagline: \u2018Twins! One Loves\u2026One Loves to Kill!\u2019 Intriguingly the opposite page depicts the view from behind the mirror, invoking notions of spectatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The film should prompt lots of discussion in these various areas, and more, with de Havilland\u2019s acting providing a point of focus for comments on acting in melodrama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Do join us if you can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All are very welcome to join us for the\u00a0first screening of the New Year, which will take place on the 26th of January, from\u00a05-7pm,\u00a0 in Jarman 7. 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