Possession (1981): The Monstrous Contradictions of Motherhood

Sources: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall by David Morris. Why the Berlin Wall rose—and how it fell by Erin Blakemore. Finding Meaning in ‘Possession’ by Johnny Restall (Other Articles: https://wearecult.rocks/author/johnny.... Writing’s On the Wall: Close-Up on Andrzej Żuławski’s "Possession" by Michael Pattison (About: http://www.idfilm.net/2011/11/about-m.... On Screen: Geopolitics and Marriage in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession (1981) by Michael Uhall (Twitter: https://twitter.com/noirmaterialism?l.... Possession by Frazer Macdonald (Other Articles: https://www.slowtravelberlin.com/auth.... Run From Your Wife: Exploring The Horror of Marriage In Possession and Antichrist by Jmamenn (Other Articles: https://intheirownleague.com/author/j.... Going Deep: Possession (1981) by Sharon Gissy (Support their Patreon:   / dailygrindhouse  . Nick Davis on Possession (Website: http://nick-davis.com/). Mother’s Milk and Menstrual Blood in Puncture: The Monstrous Feminine in Contemporary Horror Films and Late Medieval Imagery by Rachel Frances Sharpe and Sophie Sexon (Sophie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladymede?lang=en-GB Tiktok:   / chronicallyspill   Rachel: www.cargocollective.com/rachelfrancessharpe). Possession: A Marriage of the Natural and the Supernatural by David West (Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/davidaw11/). The Nature of god in Andrzej Żuławski's Possession by Ande Thomas (Twitter:   / wsb_ande  . Possession (1981): Movie Ending, Explained & Theme Analysed by Simra Sadaf (LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/simrasadaf). Writing’s On the Wall: Close-Up on Andrzej Żuławski’s "Possession" by Michael Pattinson (https://www.slantmagazine.com/author/.... Possession (Devil's Advocates) by Alison Taylor. ​​Better the Devil You Know: The Double and the Cold War in Zulawski’s Possession by Henri de Corinth (About: https://henridecorinth.wordpress.com/.... “Mystery, Because We Are Small and Dead”: Andrzej Żuławski, Religion, and the Cold War by Henri de Corinth. On Colour in Zulawski’s Possession by Henri de Corinth. Colour in Nature: True Blue by Ottavia Bettucci. The Meaning of Blue in Horror by Shannon Lewis (https://slowburnhorror.com/author/slo.... The Virgin Mary and Blue: What is the Significance? on Form Fluent. The Madonna-Whore Dichotomy: Men who perceive women's nurturance and sexuality as mutually exclusive endorse patriarchy and show lower relationship satisfaction by Orly Bareket, Rotem Kahalon, Nurit Shnabel and Peter Glick. Abjection and The Monstrous Feminine in AMER & Possession by J. Simpson (Twitter:   / for3stpunk  . Possession Ending Explained: We Are Makers of Our Own Evil by Debopriyaa Dutta (Instagram:   / onlyheatiswarmblood   Twitter:   / angelusatani  . Monstrous Mothers: Possession by Helena Holmes (  / h_roseholmes  . Possession (1981) Explained: The Monster as Physical Form of a Toxic Marriage by Stacey Shannon (  / staceyshann0n  . The Question in Bodies #21: Lectio Infernalis by Room 207 (Support their Patreon:   / room207press  . The Complicated Truth Behind “Video Nasty” ‘Possession’s Ban by Chase Hutchinson (Twitter:   / eclectichutch   Website: https://authory.com/ChaseHutchinson). A Deep Dive into Madness and Despair: “Possession” (1981) by Jenny Thompson (LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/jenniferthompsonaut.... Review/Analysis: Possession [1981] by ‘Crow’ (Article: https://thecorvidreview.com/2016/10/2.... The Good Eye: Killer Outfits – Anna's Blue Dress by Amy Gentry (More Work: https://www.austinchronicle.com/autho.... Why is The Colour Blue So Rare in Nature by The University of Adelaide. Possession by Peter Sobczynski (More Work: https://www.rogerebert.com/contributo.... Further Reading On Possessions Interesting Locations (Then and Now): https://www.spectacularoptical.ca/201... Contact: [email protected] Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Summary 02:08 Claustrophobia and Close-ups 03:09 The Wall Must Go 07:44 Autobiographical Elements 08:45 The Affair 09:28 The Rocking Chair 9:46 Café Einstein 10:40 The Apartment pt. 1 12:28 Helen pt. 1 12:56 Heinrich pt. 1 16:26 The Apartment pt. 2 19:14 Helen pt. 2 22:38 Zimmermann 23:19 The Creature pt. 1 26:31 Sister Faith and Sister Chance 33:26 The Crucifix 33:54 Colour 35:19 Blue 38:09 The Subway Tunnel 39:44 Motherhood and Monstrous Mothers 42:27 Helen pt. 3 44:42 Heinrich pt. 2 48:02 The Creature pt. 2 50:26 Doppelgänger’s and Green Eyes 55:38 Stairway to Heaven 57:25 The Man in Pink Socks 1:00:10 Bob 1:02:53 The Title