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Outline

INTRODUCTION Why do people make films about mental illness? Films: Mother, Melancholia, My Own Private Idaho, Breaking the Waves

BODY
 * 1) Fear of the unknown
 * 2) Fear of people taking advantage of mental illness
 * 3) Fears expressed in cinematic allusions

CONCLUSION These films represent people’s fears regarding mental illness, and how others watch these films to try to understand them.