Myths-Dreams-Symbols
The Hero's Journey
Time: 57:00
Here's a wonderful and very special thing. Joseph Campbell, one of the most important and influential scholars of our time, passed away in 1987 leaving the world his legacy: The Hero With A Thousand Faces. Think of it as the grand unification theory of world mythology. The chances are that you will only have heard of this essay if you're a writer or classicist. If you've no idea what the essay is or who Campbell is, perhaps this will help you: without either, George Lucas says he could not have written Star Wars.
This documentary is not about that essay: it is about the man who wrote it, and the life that led him to the point where he could produce the work for which he is most well-known. It offers a fascinating insight into how he saw the world and, more importantly, it gives us a chance to see a great deal of the man himself.
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