The Three Faces of Eve (1957) screening and panel discussion

This interdisciplinary project offers the first in depth study of the interactions of the psy sciences and cinema in the defining long-1960s period, as the influence of psychology and allied sciences expanded into everyday political and public life.The ‘Demons of the Mind’ project is a collaboration between media studies and science communication scholars from the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester, delivered in partnership with the British Science Association. The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Demons of the Mind

Come along to a free screening and discussion of The Three Faces of Eve (1957) at Cinema City during Mental Health Awareness Week. The film screening is being delivered as part of a trailblazing UEA-led research project Demons of the Mind exploring the interactions between cinema and the psy sciences – psychiatry, psychology and psychoanalysis – during the late 1950s to mid-1970s.
 The Hollywood melodrama The Three Faces of Eve was based on a best-selling book by two American psychiatrists who worked with a client they diagnosed with ‘multiple personality disorder’ (now dissociative identity disorder) in the 1950s.     
Following the screening there will be a short panel discussion between the Demons of the Mind project team and mental health professionals from <A HREF="https://dissociation.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Pottergate Centre for Dissociation and Trauma</A> and <A HREF="http://www.firstpersonplural.org.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">First Person Plural</A>. 
Audience members can also join the conversation regarding cinema's depiction, role and influence on mental health issues.
The project team will also be screening the Ken Loach film Family Life (1971) on Monday 14th May. This film was also based on a real case history and made in consultation with psychiatrists, but offers a very different perspective on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.