Jung & Film Online | Living

Presented by John Gosling, Renee Ramsden & Grace Reid
Venue: Online via Zoom. We will be screening the film online on the evening.
Date: Friday evening, 22 November 2024
Time: 6pm – 9pm SAST (GMT+2).
Please log in by 5.50pm, the screening starts promptly at 6pm SAST
Fee: ZAR150 per film evening.
Film notes will be provided beforehand. Booking is essential.

You are warmly invited to attend our next Jung & Film evening on Friday 22 November, featuring Living (run time: 1h 42min).

In this gentle and poignant film scripted by Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let me Go, Remains of the Day) and starring Bill Nighy, Nighy plays Mr. Williams, an archetypal, buttoned-up civil servant, complete with bowler hat, in post-World War II London. During thirty years at his desk, he has become indifferent and jaded. However, when his doctor tells him he has a few months to live, he realises that he hasn’t been living at all.

Nighy’s performance is a marvel of quiet strength and internalised complexity as he moves through utter indifference at work, to misguided adventures introducing rich subplots, to passionate support for a project that will benefit children.

Living reminds us that our lives are limited and valuable, and we should make the most of our time. As Joseph Campbell said, life hasn’t its own meaning; we each must make our own. This is the story of how one man finds his way to making his unique meaning of life.

These evenings are open to all interested members of the public and clinicians. We look forward to sharing this enriching cinematic experience with you, and to continuing our stimulating film discussions.

Please note:

• Bookings and payments are now via the SAAJA website only (follow the link below)
• You’ll receive the Zoom link upon confirmation of your booking, but it will also be distributed via email to all registered participants on the day of the event.
• If you don’t have it already, you will need to download Zoom prior to this event – you simply download the free Zoom App onto your computer or mobile device

About the Presenters

John Gosling is a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst. He trained at the C.G. Jung Institute of New York and returned to Cape Town in 2004. He is a past- president of SAAJA and is also a training analyst. He has a special interest in unprocessed trauma, the lifelong effects this has on our lives if left untreated. and how psychoneurobiology informs our work and approach to psyche He actively works with dreams and has a special interest in applying the principles of analytical psychology to films and everyday life.

Renee Ramsden is a clinical psychologist and a Jungian analyst working in private practice in Wynberg, Cape Town, for almost 40 years. She is a founder member of the Southern African Association for Jungian Analysts (SAAJA) and a training analyst. She specialises in dream-analysis and has been studying alchemy and psychology as presented by C.G. Jung for 25 years. She has a longstanding interest in ancient goddess cultures and their relevance for the feminine in our current world.

Grace Reid is a psychologist and Jungian analyst who practices psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and supervision in Kenilworth. Her training and education took place mostly in the United States, where she was in private practice for five years before moving to Cape Town in 1990. Her special interests include the psychology of aging, dream analysis, psychological types, and the practical application of Jungian theory in everyday life. She has served as secretary of SAAJA and is a training analyst.