@article{Schwartzman, author = {Schwartzman, Gertrude}, title = {Meeting Venus: A film about passion, and the outsider}, series = {International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 18 (No. 3, 2009), pp. 189-193.}, journal = {International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 18 (No. 3, 2009), pp. 189-193.}, abstract = {This paper discusses the conflict between lustful desire leading to an extramarital affair and loyalty to one's partner. Drawing a parallel between the hero of Wagner's opera and the conductor-hero of the film Meeting Venus, the consequences of being an >outsider< are being considered. Whereas Tannh{\"a}user's conflict is resolved in that he finds salvation from the Virgin Mary, Szanto is abandoned by the woman he loved and by his wife. He remains an outsider and alone.}, language = {en} } @article{Schwartzman, author = {Schwartzman, Gertrude}, title = {Claude Debussy's opera >Pell{\´e}as et M{\´e}lisande<. Secrecy mystery and ambiguity in Debussy's life and art}, series = {International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 24 (No. 1, 2016), pp. 31-39.}, journal = {International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 24 (No. 1, 2016), pp. 31-39.}, abstract = {Debussy attempted to conceal the stresses of his early life: his father leaving to fight in the Franco-Prussian War, his younger siblings being sent to live with an aunt, and Debussy remaining alone with his mother. His early-discovered musical talent provided him with a sense of continuity throughout his life. However, he felt his training at the Paris Conservatoire to be restrictive and rebelled against it in the musical style he developed. Debussy's opera Pell{\´e}as et M{\´e}lisande gave him an opportunity to creatively depict these thwarted passions and his aversion to restriction.}, language = {en} }