Art on the Couch

On November 9, 2017, the film “Van Gogh: Loving Vincent” was released in Russian theaters. I invite you to immerse yourself in a psychoanalytic artistic investigation of the possible causes of Van Gogh’s death, to learn about his struggle to find his identity, about the close connection between mania and melancholy that accompanied the artist…

The volatility of the modern world and its rapid transformations require psychological maturity and a willingness to answer the question “Who am I?” anew each time, without losing a sense of one’s own continuity, inner harmony, and stability. The “Natasha’s Dream” project, born at the intersection of theater, coaching, and psychoanalysis, helps us understand that…

During the COVID-19 lockdown, civilized people suddenly lost their customary freedoms and crossed a certain line into a territory all too familiar to everyone from childhood—the realm of restrictions and prohibitions. Political, professional, and social communities have shrunk to the size of small communities, now defined by the capacity of Zoom conferences or the bandwidth…

“Summer with Monika”—Ingmar Bergman’s international fame began with this 1953 black-and-white film. The film gained recognition not only in Sweden but also in romantic France, Italy, Spain, and other countries. This popularity may seem surprising, since the story told in the film is rather ordinary—two people fall in love, run away from their parents to…

On September 13, 2019, the film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel The Goldfinch was released. The novel was written in 2013, and a year later, the author received the Pulitzer Prize for it. Tartt spent 10 years writing this rather voluminous work, crafting it in such a way that from the very first pages, the…

“This is my last film,” he said at the Cannes presentation of his movie Pain and Glory*. Camera, cut? The red color of the poster, like a traffic light, signals: no further movement allowed. Maybe that really is it? Is there anything left he could share with the world? We don’t know yet. We watch…

This is a mysterious, almost detective-like story. It features a gripping mystery, surprising coincidences, and a protagonist who strives to uncover the truth despite a lack of evidence. In our own attempt to reconstruct the sequence of events, we, too, can rely only on the facts that have come down to us and our own…

The film “Dovlatov” by Alexei German Jr. reminds us of the eternal conflict between the creator and the system, the futility of seeking compromise with society, the communal nature of thought, as well as the unresolved tragedies of the past that continue to haunt us today. A Suitcase from the Loft The Moscow spring of…