The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell

1987 · 58 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 239 VOTES · DIR. Janelle Balnicke

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Overview

One of the greatest storytellers of our time, and arguably the greatest mythologist, Joseph Campbell spent most of his long, rich career explaining how ancient myths like the Hero’s Journey are relevant to modern life. In understanding the importance of myth as a vital, vibrant source of "mankind’s one great story," Campbell inspired others to embark on a quest for the meaning of myth in their own lives. This biographical portrait, filmed shortly before his death in 1987, follows Campbell’s personal quest—a pathless journey of questioning, discovery, and ultimately of delight and joy in a life to which he said, "Yes."

DocumentaryHistory1980s

Dialogue Timeline — 884 lines

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00:00:35 And so Galahad decided
00:02:23 About 5 minutes to go
00:04:25 Even the categories of being and nonbeing.
00:06:21 The new myths call up new art forms.
00:09:02 We lived in New Rochelle in those years.
00:11:07 I would marry one of you."
00:12:44 "you dance this dance and sing your song
00:15:52 between the literalism of church doctrine
00:17:49 The myth has to deal with the cosmology of the day
00:19:50 that for the Christian, one should live
00:21:46 Suddenly, it dawned on me that our God was
00:24:00 had no historical existence at all.
00:25:34 And you have to render it and experience it that way.
00:28:07 And all life has to come to us
00:30:08 It was an exciting time, time to try new things.
00:33:05 Joyce, like Picasso, was using mythological themes
00:35:27 I mean, this is what we have.
00:37:14 "My castle is under siege.
00:39:17 This threw the whole thing into a new perspective.
00:42:39 He says, "Joe, Simon & Schuster is interested
00:44:43 the artist and the scientist to the pantheon of heroes.
00:47:40 Use the force, Luke.
00:50:23 With what group do you identify?
00:52:29 where you would not have thought there were going to be doors

Cast & Characters

Peter Donat Self - Host Joseph Campbell Self - Mythologist Richard Adams Self - Author, Watership Down James Hillman Self - Psychologist George Lucas Self - Director, Star Wars Jean Erdman Self - Joseph's Wife

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed884
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:00:35
Final line00:52:29

Production Record

DirectorJanelle Balnicke
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes239