Dear Screen-L members, I have written a book dealing with a somewhat neglected problem in mainstream film theory -- the representation of the characters' interior life. I believe that there is an inherent difficulty in depicting the characters' mental flow (thoughts, emotions, fantasies) in a medium based on the cinematographic reproduction of exterior visible and audible action. The incongruity between the 'raw materials' and the mimetic objective calls for inventive narrative solutions. And indeed some filmmakers have been struggling to overcome this deficiency and have come up with ingenious solutions. However, the potentialities of the medium to depict interior life are far from being fully explored. In writing the book I hope to draw attention to the problem through the analysis of some first steps made by Alain Resnais in this direction. You are invited to look at a presentation of the book at: http://freeweb.digiweb.com/arts/optimus/stream-i.htm If the issue is in the range of your interests, I'll be glad to discuss it with you? Best regards, Haim Callev ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.