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Maps to the Stars (2014)

Film

DirectorDavid Cronenberg

Meta takes5

Figures

Characters

The character of Benjie Weiss.

Locations

The limousine as a recurring setting. → The Non-Place

Tropes

Havana's visions of her mother, Clarice. → The Return of the Repressed
The overall depiction of Hollywood culture, its dialogue and rituals. → The Hyperreal Mirage
Agatha's severe burn scars and her use of gloves. → The Abject
The incestuous Weiss family unit and its self-destruction.
Dr. Stafford Weiss's therapy practice and self-help empire.
The film's various ghosts (Clarice, the dead children). → Hauntology

Films most connected to Maps to the Stars

A History of Violence (2005) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Return of the Repressed
Halloween (1978) — via The Abject, The Return of the Repressed
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — via The Abject, The Return of the Repressed
Léon: The Professional (1994) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Non-Place
Ayka (2018) — via The Abject, The Non-Place
Twelve Monkeys (1995) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, Hauntology
The Crow (1994) — via The Abject, Hauntology
Ida (2013) — via The Abject, Hauntology