Classic films depicting introversion

This is something I have been fascinated with in cinema. I'm definitely interested in finding patterns and watching for the way Hollywood comprehends societal norms in personality, even more so when you compare the values through the decades. I can't say I've watched a lot of that golden period of hollywood films. I watched tons of film noir from that period and I shall come back to answer your question after I've thought on it.

 

Also I really like looking at how different countries emphasise certain personality types. The European cinema seems much more in touch with introversion then anyone else from my experience. I personally think their films are far more interesting.

 

90s ain't classic, but nevertheless: The Piano

 

I think it extends not just to personality types but the way people live in general. European is far more "out there" with their expression of the human condition. In other words, they're not afraid to talk about or represent the alternative- be it sexual, psychological or sociological.

 

I don't know if she is an Introvert.. I think she is because I always really connected to her character in the book and then of course in the movie..

I mean Melanie Hamilton Wilkes from Gone With the Wind..

But what I liked about her character was that she was actually quite loved despite her quiet demeanor, and even if she was introverted, she made it a point to always help and love.

 

The book is of course better.

 

I think Legolas and Aragorn from LOTR are introverts.

 

Nosferatu?
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I was just trying to come up with the single most introverted character I could think of. I can't say much about the film because it was a long time since I saw it.

I guess I'm really not contibruting much to this thread. Oh well.
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I see both of them as people who are on their own path in many ways, directed from within...no matter what is going on they seem to be on their own wavelength and that is generally a private, hidden dynamic. They definitely interact with others effectively...but they are not guided by this. These characters are often seen in the film processing their own thoughts/insights/awareness.

I see introversion as a great strength...some of the greatest heros ever can be seen as introverts, imo.

 

I think Humphrey Bogart's character from Casablanca is an introvert, and perhaps Ilsa as well. They seemed extremely cautious and quiet, and reluctant to face the changes in their lives. Whether or not they were ISxx or INxx I couldn't tell you. But I think they may have been introverts.

 

The first character I thought of was Norman Bates in Psycho. I'm not sure how much explaination this example needs. He clearly cannot figure out how to connect with others and is very secretive. I really like the bird of prey imagery that Hitchcock associates with him over the course of the film...

Also, Bates is yet another example of an introvert portrayed negatively in classic film.

 

If anyone has ever seen the movie "Corina Corina" with Whoopie Goldberg and Ray Liotta, I'd be interested in any guesses of Whoopie's type. I LOVE her character in this movie. (it's one of my fav's).

 

Thank you for sharing this.

It is really interesting story, especially second one.

First one was full of lesson and you mentioned it.

 

The Ring