The Obsession

The Obsession

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On a concrete level, the encounter follows the typical dynamics between the psychologist and the patient. However, on an unconscious level, the two are attracted to each other by dynamics that are beyond their control. Like two magnets, they are attracted to each other by parts removed from themselves.
On a metaphorical level, this is an encounter between split and repressed parts of themselves.
These parts are not able to coexist, so the narration ends with the sacrifice of one, in order to integrate the split parts into one person.
Lorena (the patient) seeks darkness, until she finds it in her self-sacrifice.
Cristina (the psychologist) enters the world of emotions to undertake the opposite direction. Through Lorena, she gives life to a lively, colorful emotional part.
The game ends with an extreme solution. Lorena sees Cristina as the right person to live in this world. So, she chooses to be absorbed.
Cristina enters a new role, as in a game whose moves, apparently unpredictable and unexpected, were pre-arranged at the beginning towards that direction.

Directed by Marialaura Familiari (Italy)

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