Your Worst Nightmare: The Uncanny Female Double in 3 Women, Mulholland Drive, and Persona

Authors

Clara Cuccaro, The College of WoosterFollow

Abstract

This Independent Study examines the ways in which the uncanny female double is implemented in modern film. Specifically analyzing Robert Altman’s 3 Women (1976), David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001), and Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966), this project evaluates themes of doubling, repressed identities, and fragmented narrative structures that emerge in these “uncanny” films, which are undeniably troubling and confusing.

Advisor

Shostak, Debra

Department

English

Recommended Citation

Cuccaro, Clara, "Your Worst Nightmare: The Uncanny Female Double in 3 Women, Mulholland Drive, and Persona" (2015). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6882.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6882

Keywords

Uncanny, Female, Doubling, Identity, Fragmented Narrative Structure, Dreams, Repression

Publication Date

2015

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis