Characters On The Couch

How a psychologist thinks about your favorite Film & TV characters.

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LEO HURWITZ
THOUGHTS ON THE MAKING OF
DISCOVERY IN A PAINTING
A film by Leo Hurwitz &Manfred Kirchheimer

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This Piece Is Written By Manfred Kirchheimer Featured in Photo Below Manfred Kirchheimer’s thoughts on the Making of Discovery in a Painting with Leo Hurwitz: In 1968 Leo Hurwitz and Manfred Kirchheimer filmed an early version of Cezanne’s Still Life with Apples, to be called Journey into a Painting at the Museum of Modern Art …

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THOUGHTS ON THE MAKING OF
DISCOVERY IN A PAINTING
A film by Leo Hurwitz &Manfred Kirchheimer

LEO HURWITZ
THE ART OF SEEING 1968-1970
THIS ISLAND
Seeing With Our Hearts

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This Island, a Leo Hurwitz film (Watch Film)- directed and edited by Leo with co-editor Peggy Lawson and cameraman Manfred Kirchheimer – is a film about a museum: The Detroit Institute of Art. But, This Island isn’t just about a museum. It’s about discovering the meaning in art. And, that requires looking deeply and openly …

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THE ART OF SEEING 1968-1970
THIS ISLAND
Seeing With Our Hearts

LEO HURWITZ’S
THE YOUNG FIGHTER
How the Film Inspired
The Rise of Cinéma Vérité

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This Piece on The Young Fighter Written By Manfred Kirchheimer. Edits By Tom Hurwitz The first tape recorders were stolen from the Nazis. Enter John T. Mullin and Bing Crosby. Just after the Allies’ victory in Europe, Mullin was investigating a rumored secret German radio-wave ray for the US Army. He came up dry on …

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THE YOUNG FIGHTER
How the Film Inspired
The Rise of Cinéma Vérité