Joseph Campbell and the power of myth / a production of Apostrophe S Productions, Inc. in association with Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc. and Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; series producer Catherine Tatge
2 videodisc (DVD)s (6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Contents
Disc 1. The hero's adventure -- The message of the myth -- The first storytellers -- Disc 2. Sacrifice and bliss -- Love and the goddess --Masks of eternity
Summary
Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by the myth he has created
Notes
Originally produced for television broadcast in 1988
Bonus features include: interview with George Lucas; biographies; bibliographies; art gallery; chapter indexes; trailer; weblinks
Credits
Original music composed by Richard Peaslee
Event
Taped at the library of Lucasfilm, Skywalker Ranch, San Rafael, California [and] the American Museum of Natural History, New York in summers of 1986 and 1987
