Abstract

The opera genre, a descendent from Greek tragedy, has been chosen by many movie directors to show the pathos of ethical dilemma on screen. From the first references to Fritz Jahr and the cinematographic version of Wagner’s Parsifal, passing through Turandot and Tosca by Puccini, or Andrea Chenier by Giordano, there is a very large tradition of making use of music to delve into ethical complexities. A recent example is the broaching of the difficult subject of analytical transference put forward by David Cronenberg in the film “A Dangerous Method”, by way of musical subtexts offering different operas by Richard Wagner, the director provides a supplementary string to access the difficult relationship between Freud and Jung.

Key words: Opera | Jahr | Jung | Freud