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Little Suck-a-Thumb
''Little Suck-a-Thumb'' (1992) is a short film by David Kaplan. The film is a psychoanalytic interpretation of Heinrich Hoffman's ''Struwwelpeter''. It stars Cork Hubbert ('' The Ballad of the Sad Café''), Evelyn Solann, and Jim Hilbert as the Great Tall Scissorman. ''Little Suck-a-Thumb'' won awards at the 1992 Chicago Film Festival, the 1992 Cork Film Festival The Cork International Film Festival, also known as the Cork Film Festival (), is a film festival held annually in Cork City, Ireland. It was established in 1956 as part of An Tóstal An Tóstal (, meaning "The Gathering") was the name for a serie ..., and the 1993 Grenoble Film Festival. It was also awarded 2nd place at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts annual film festival and was shown as an Official Selection at the 1992 Munich International Festival of Film Schools. It has been used as instructional material for film students. References External links * American short films 1992 films {{short-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kaplan (filmmaker)
David Kaplan is the writer/director of several films based on fairy tales and folklore, including the feature film ''Year of the Fish'' (2008), which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in 2008. Kaplan has written and directed many short films. Some of his short films include ''Little Suck-a-Thumb'', ''The Frog King (1994 film), The Frog King'' (1995 Sundance Film Festival), ''Little Red Riding Hood (1997 film), Little Red Riding Hood'' (1997), and ''LoveDeath'', commissioned for Lincoln Center's 2003 New York Video Festival. His second feature film is ''Today's Special (film), Today's Special'' (2009), a comedy set in an Indian cuisine, Indian restaurant in Jackson Heights, Queens, starring Aasif Mandvi (''The Daily Show''), Madhur Jaffrey (''Shakespeare-Wallah'') and legendary Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah (''Monsoon Wedding''). Filmography *Play (2009 short film) - director, co-written with Eric Zimmerman *''Today's Special (film), T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychoanalysis
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek: + . is a set of theories and therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a body of knowledge. In what might be considered an unfortunately abbreviated description, Freud said that anyone who recognizes transference and resistance is a psychoanalyst, even if he comes to conclusions other than his own.… I prefer to think of the analytic situation more broadly, as one in which someone seeking help tries to speak as freely as he can to someone who listens as carefully as he can with the aim of articulating what is going on between them and why. David Rapaport (1967a) once defined the analytic situation as carrying the method of interpersonal relationship to its last consequences." Gill, Merton M. 1999.Psychoanalysis, Part 1: Proposals for the Future" ''The Challenge for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: Solutions for the Future''. New York: Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Hoffmann (author)
Heinrich Hoffmann (June 13, 1809 – September 20, 1894) was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including ''Der Struwwelpeter'', an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving. Early life and education Hoffmann was born in Frankfurt on Main to an architect father, Philipp Hoffmann, who was responsible for the city's streets and waterways. Hoffmann's mother died when he was a baby. His father later married his mother's sister, Antoinette Lausberg, who was a loving and more than adequate mother to him. Lazy and easily distracted, Hoffmann at first struggled at school, but became a successful student after conforming to the strict discipline imposed by his demanding father. At university in Heidelberg, he immersed himself into the corps student culture. His zest for dueling was small, but owing to his sociability, good humour and wit, Hoffmann soon became the center of many social circles, a pattern that would later repeat itself in his hometown. His progres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Struwwelpeter
''Der Struwwelpeter'' ("shock-headed Peter" or "Shaggy Peter") is an 1845 German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way.‘Hoffman entry’ ''Lambiek Comiclopedia''. Accessed Oct. 29, 2017. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. ''Der Struwwelpeter'' is one of the earliest books for children that combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, and is considered a precursor to s. ''Der Struwwelpeter'' is known for introducing the character of the Tailor (or Scissorman) to W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Hubbert
Cork Hubbert (July 3, 1952 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and television actor. Biography Hubbert was born Carl Hubbert in Pendleton, Oregon. He is best known for the roles of Luther on the American television show ''The Charmings'', Rollo Sweet in ''Under the Rainbow'' and Brown Tom in the Ridley Scott film ''Legend''. He is also featured in the supporting cast of the 1985 Nancy Allen comedy '' Not for Publication''. He also starred as Cousin Lymon in '' The Ballad of the Sad Café''. Hubbert's struggles as an actor after ''Under the Rainbow'' and ''Magnum, P.I.'' were chronicled as part of ''The Sweeps: Behind the Scenes in Network TV'', Mark Christensen and Cameron Stauth's book on NBC's 1983-1984 TV season. Death Hubbert died in 2003 in Venice, Los Angeles from complications of diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballad Of The Sad Café
''The Ballad of the Sad Café'', first published in 1951, is a book by Carson McCullers comprising a novella of the same title along with six short stories: "Wunderkind", "The Jockey", "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland", "The Sojourner", "A Domestic Dilemma", and "A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud". The first edition of the book also included McCullers' previously published novels ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'', '' Reflections in a Golden Eye'', and ''The Member of the Wedding''. The American playwright Edward Albee adapted the novella as a stage play in 1963, which itself was adapted into a 1991 film of the same name starring Vanessa Redgrave and Keith Carradine. Plot of the novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" opens in a small, isolated town in the Southern United States. The story introduces Miss Amelia Evans, strong in both body and mind, who is approached by a hunchbacked man with only a suitcase in hand who claims to be her kin. When Miss Amelia, whom the townspeople se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the composite eyes of early film actresses Theda Bara, Pola Negri and Mae Murray, set as repeated frames in a strip of film. In 2010, the 46th Chicago International Film Festival presented 150 films from more than 50 countries. The Festival's program is composed of many different sections, including the International Competition, New Directors Competition, Docufest, Black Perspectives, Cinema of the Americas, and Reel Women. Its main venue is the AMC River East 21 Theatre in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago. International Connections Program The International Connections Program was created in 2003 in order to raise awareness of the international film culture and diversity of Chicago, and to make the festival more appealing to audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Film Festival
The Cork International Film Festival, also known as the Cork Film Festival (), is a film festival held annually in Cork City Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city' ..., Ireland. It was established in 1956 as part of An Tóstal, and is one of Ireland's oldest and largest film festivals. For the period 2007 to 2012, the festival was known (for sponsorship reasons) as the Corona Cork Film Festival. The festival programme is a mix of big budget pictures, world cinema, independent films, documentaries and short films. While international films are also shown at the event, the festival organiser's describe it as a "showcase for Irish film production". References External links * Film festivals in Ireland Film festivals established in 1956 1956 establishments in Irelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmmaker (magazine)
''Filmmaker'' is a quarterly publication magazine covering issues relating to independent film. The magazine was founded in 1992 by Karol Martesko-Fenster, Scott Macaulay and Holly Willis. The magazine is now published by the IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project), which acts in the independent film community. Background With a readership of more than 60,000, the magazine includes interviews, case studies, financing and distribution information, festival reports, technical and production updates, legal pointers, and filmmakers on filmmaking in their own words. The magazine used to be available outside the US in London but has not been on sale in the UK since early 2009. Annual features 25 New Faces of Independent Film: Each year (typically in the Summer issue), ''Filmmaker'' publishes its list of independent film's emerging talent. The list typically contains directors, producers, actors and animators. Past lists have featured Ryan Gosling, Andrew Bujalski, Anna Boden & Ryan F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Short Films
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