Psychological Drama

Psychological drama, or psychodrama, is a sub-genre of drama that places emphasis on psychological elements.

It often overlaps with other genres such as crime, fantasy, dark comedy, mystery and science fiction, and it is closely related with the psychological horror and psychological thriller genres. Psychological dramas use these genres' tropes to focus on the human condition and psychological effects, usually in a mature and serious tone.

Psychological dramas explore thematic elements such as abandonment, coming-of-age problems, denialism, disability, distorted sequences, dysfunctional relationships, human sexuality, mental disorders, mood swings, odd behaviors, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological abuse, psychedelic art, social issues, and other serious discussions that highlighted the characters' portrayal.

Discussion

Notable examples

Film

Early examples

Psychological drama is possibly known one of the fewest and oldest of film subgenres in the early-20th century, with the earliest examples are The Whispering Chorus (1918) and Greed (1924). Other early examples of popular psychological drama films in the early-to-mid 20th century include:

Modern examples

Known filmmakers

Television

Video games

  • To the Moon (2011) - an independent video game that is considered to be a psychological drama. It was inspired by Kan Gao's grandfather's condition and the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
  • Irrational (2019) - a psychological drama story-driven game made in RPG Maker MV. The story focuses on Lucy, a young woman struggles of living with generalized anxiety.
  • Rainswept (2019) - an adventure and murder mystery game about an emotional story set in an immersive and atmospheric game world dealing with themes of love, relationships and unresolved trauma.
  • Memories Of East Coast (2021) - A debut game of an immersive visual novel experience that brings you on a journey through memory, nostalgia and guilt.

Anime and manga

Animation

Literature

  • The Winter Wives, Linden MacIntyre (2021)
  • Saint X, Joe Otterson (2022)
  • Trish, James C. Bennett (2022)
  • Final Psychodrama, Davide Roccamo (2020)

Theater

See also

References

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