The Hero's Journey (film)
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The Hero's Journey: A Biographical Portrait is a 1987
filmed biography
of famed mythologist Joseph Campbell
(1904–1987), directed by Janelle Balnicke and David Kennard. In the years just before his death, Campbell was filmed in conversation with his friends and colleagues, discussing his own life and career in terms of the myths that he studied throughout his life.
The conversation in the film lead to the book, The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work
(1990).
1987 in film
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filmed biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of famed mythologist Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbell was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work is vast, covering many aspects of the human experience...
(1904–1987), directed by Janelle Balnicke and David Kennard. In the years just before his death, Campbell was filmed in conversation with his friends and colleagues, discussing his own life and career in terms of the myths that he studied throughout his life.
The conversation in the film lead to the book, The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work
The Hero's Journey (book)
The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work is a biography of the mythologist Joseph Campbell 1904-1987. In the form of a series of conversations, the book was drawn from the film, The Hero's Journey: A Biographical Portrait...
(1990).