- Release Date: 1987
- Runtime: 58 min
- Genre: Biography, Documentary
- Starring: Joseph Campbell, Peter Donat, Jean Erdman, George Lucas ... see all
- Director: David Kennard, Janelle Balnicke
- Plot:
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Washington Post
This part of the movie is great fun, as are the snapshots of the young Campbell playing the sax in a jazz band and captaining his Columbia University track team.
The filmmakers are devout Campbell fans and this makes up for a lot.
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News
Knocking a story into good shape
theage.com.au –
2009-03-26
WHAT exactly is the structure of a novel? It's a question I've been giving a lot of thought to lately after attending an excellent fiction masterclass run by author and RMIT tutor Antoni Jach. ... Full Article
Unraveling the Hero's Journey
associatedcontent.com –
2009-03-03
Joseph Campbell's theory on heroes has influenced literature and also inspired young filmmaker George Lucas craft a modern day epic set in outer space called Star Wars and craft a trilogy around it to illustrate the ultimate battle between good... ... Full Article
A Hero's Journey: Spirited Away
associatedcontent.com –
2008-09-30
Joseph Campbell's work The Hero With A Thousand Faces offers many ideas on the course a hero takes through a journey. Beginning with the first step of admitting them to their magical journey and explaining the characteristics of a hero... ... Full Article
The father of all Heroes?
chron.com –
2007-11-05
Hiro, the Pretty Girl and her father are all being held by Not Lucius Vorenus and the evil Whitebeard. See, Not Lucius Vorenus is still miffed that Hiro and Pretty Girl made a love connection, so he's tied them all... ... Full Article
Having watched the special PBS series The Power of Myth I was forever grateful to Joseph Campbell to what he brought to the histories of myth and the hero's journey. ... Full Article




