Abstract
In the fourth section of the book, I will draw together all of these strands to provide the culmination of this investigation of Lacan and film noir. This begins with a knotting of the Real, Symbolic and Imaginary (after the fashion of Lacan’s Borromean knot) in order to return to the question of noir narrative, showing that the tying up of loose ends in classic noir films can be compared to what I have introduced as the Lacanian masculine structure, and the exploded, open ending of a particular version of Kiss Me Deadly relates to the feminine structure. I introduce the Maltese Falcon qua MacGuffin in relation to commonplace discussions of the Lacanian objet (a) and then point to new possibilities.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Tyrer, B. (2016). Second Interlude: A Knotting (SRI). In: Out of the Past. The Palgrave Lacan Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30942-2_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30942-2_6
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-30941-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-30942-2
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and PsychologyBehavioral Science and Psychology (R0)