Passion for Survival in Polanski's The Pianist

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Notes

Portions of this article were presented at the 2nd European Psychoanalytic Film Festival (epff2), The Institute for Psychoanalysis, London, England, November 1, 2003.

I have been privileged to be supported and inspired by a number of colleagues working in the area of film and psychoanalysis including Catherine Portuges, Andrea Sabbadini, Alexander Stein, and Harriet Wrye, each of whom contributed immeasurably to the development of this article. This article is dedicated to my grandmother, Mary Roman Diamond, who was a pianist.