In addition to seconding the importance of Krin and Glen Gabbard's book as well as Janet Walker's, I'd like to suggest one more film I'm writing about that does interesting things with client-therapist interactions--_Dancing in the Dark_ (1986). The film is a combines voice-over narration of the journal protagonist Edna compulsively fills (in an institution) with flashbacks to domestic scenes. Though there are several client/therapist interactions, Edna is only once filmed in the same frame as her male therapist. This scene is also the only time Edna speaks to him. The first time we see him, it is in subsequent parts--shoes, hands, and mouth--from Edna's point-of-view shot. Best, Devoney * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Devoney Looser Department of English Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 47809 [log in to unmask] (812) 237-3136