Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Cabaret Cinema

Friday December 4, 2009 @ 9:30 PM

Rouben Mamoulian, U.S., 1931 (96 min)

A doctor's experiments serve to uncover the dual nature of man. Having been made prior to the enforcement of the production code, the audience explictly sees that the cause of the good doctor's transformation lies in sexual repression. Robert Louis Stevenson's famed tale brought to the big screen serves as a classic illustration of Jung's ideas about the Shadow and presents a cinematic rendering of psychological dissociation.

Introduced by Michael Rips

Free with a $7 bar minimum

Michael Rips is a fifth-generation Nebraska native. A graduate of Oxford University, he served as a law clerk to a Supreme Court justice and continues to practice criminal litigation. He is the author of The Face of a Naked Lady and Pasquale's Nose. He is currently writing a book about consciousness.

Inspired by the exhibition The Red Book of C. G. Jung the Red Book series presents classic films that explore Jungian themes, including the various archetypes and the exploration of the self through fantasy.