Smith, Tim (2023) A fall from the stars: a critical psychoanalytic reading of James Gray’s film ‘Ad Astra (to the stars)’. Journal of Child Psychotherapy . ISSN 1469-9370 (electronic) 0075-417X (paper)

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Abstract

This reading of James Gray’s science fiction film ‘Ad Astra’ explores, largely from a post-Kleinian perspective, phantasised restrictions on object relations that may result in a developmental arrest in late adolescence. The phantasy of omnipotence, with its dominating impact on the mind, is considered, including how this may link with socio-contextual impingements on boys’ developing masculine identities, especially where a father is absent during their late adolescent years.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Received 13 Feb 2022, Accepted 08 Jan 2023, Published online: 28 Mar 2023
Uncontrolled Keywords:	omnipotent phantasy, hypermasculinity, fathers, journey of the hero, adolescence, endopsychic perception
Subjects:	Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Adolescents- Psychology Cognitive Processes, Theory of Mind > Arts generally (e.g. drama) Families > Fathers Sex Psychology > Males/Men
Department/People:	Children, Young Adult and Family Services
URI:	https://repository.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/id/eprint/2795

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