Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1988
Original Language:English
The A Ha Experience (1988)
DirectorJulie Zando
Plot
A young woman on the brink of sexual awakening is shocked by the presence of her mother in bed The imagined presence of the mothers body haunts all further sexual encounters and desire directing and controlling the scene of passion Writes Zando The Ahaerlebnis experience is the moment when a child first recognizes his own image in a mirror It is an experience critical to the development of intelligence and identity It is also a moment when the self is surrendered to the control of an external influence The Mother acts as the reflecting surface from which the child develops hisher sense of self Desire for the mothers body and later for the lovers mediates the childfemales subjectivity This is accomplished by controlling love it is the mothers power to fulfill desire that shapes a childs sense of identity
