The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue
with respect to creativity and movies.
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FILM DESCRIPTION
Description: City Lights is the story of a tramp (Chaplin) who is ignored and abused at every turn but he maintains his hope that romance and acceptance are just around the corner. The tramp falls hopelessly and unconditionally in love with a blind flower seller (Virginia Cherrill). Through a series of misunderstandings, she comes to believe that he is a millionaire. Smitten, the tramp keeps up the illusion. He is a romantic figure for the first time in his life. --Movies Silently (12/3/2013)
Format: The evening will begin with a presentation by the discussant followed by a group discussion. Please watch the film prior to the event. City Lights is included with an Amazon Prime membership on Prime Video.
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DISCUSSANT BIOGRAPHY
Jerry Stein, MD has long been a Training & Supervising Analyst at the Denver Psychoanalytic Institute. He no longer lives in Colorado, having fallen in love with a lady from Arkansas. He has long been interested in enjoying and writing about films. Fifty years ago, he co-authored with the future film critic for the "San Francisco Chronicle" the book manuscript "Shooting America: Movies as Social Commentary." Our film "City lights" is also a social commentary. Jerry first came to fully appreciate the extraordinary Charlie Chaplin's finest film because of the now, sadly deceased, master teacher, Richard C. [Dick] Simons.
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REGISTRATION DETAILS
Date: October 9, 2025; Please note that this is event will take place on a Thursday evening.
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (MDT)
Location: Virtual using Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 24 hours before the event.
Our emails often get filtered through secondary inboxes, so please do a search within your inbox for key words such as: Denver Psychoanalytic Society, DPS, Zoom link, and/or the name of the speaker or title of the event to find the email with the link.
Cost: To help cover costs, there is a fee to register for this event. Donations are welcome during registration to help keep our programs affordable.
- Nonmembers - $15
- Society Members - $10
- Students - $0 (Please list your training institution during registration.)
Registration: Registration is required. There is a place to add guests during registration. Once registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. Registration closes at 12:00 PM (MT) on 1/09/25.
No CE Credit is available for this event.
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POLICIES
Confidentiality: During all programs, we will follow rules of confidentiality for clinical case material including disguising identifying information. Please do not discuss any case material outside of this program. Recording without authorization is prohibited.
Cancellation: There will be no refunds within 48 hours of the event.
To contact the Society office, please email office@denverpsychoanalytic.org.
