Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781565019478 Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC ISBN: 1565019474 Label: A&E Home Video Manufacturer: A&E Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: A&E Home Video Release Date: November 11, 1998 Running Time: 60 minutes Sales Rank: 12980 Studio: A&E Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1997
Description: His revolutionary ideas transformed our conception of the mind. Yet the father of psychoanalysis was plagued by neurotic fears and troubling obsessions.Sigmund Freud is arguably the most influential thinker of modern times. His theories continue to inspire discovery and debate, even as the discipline he invented drifts further from his work. Through personal artifacts, letters, diaries and revealing interviews with biographers, psychiatrists and Freud's grandchildren, BIOGRAPHYÒ revisits the life of the man who was once derided as "the doctor of love." From the childhood that inspired many of his radical ideas to his eventual worldwide fame, this program explores the details of Freud's life, including his obsessive behavior and dangerous bouts with addiction. Take a probing look at Sigmund Freud, who provided the key to the modern understanding of the mind.
Amazon.com: Sigmund Freud didn't intend to get into the field of psychiatry. His dream was to be a research scientist, but because of Jewish quotas he wasn't permitted to enter into the field of study. So he became a doctor specializing in nervous diseases, because at the time that's where the money was and he desperately wanted the cash so he could marry his fiancée. A&E's Biography: Sigmund Freud is an illuminating look at the man who changed the way the world viewed sexuality and who gave us "the talking cure," better known today as psychoanalysis. Through photographs, interviews with psychoanalytic experts and Freud's grandchildren, and even with a brief recording that Freud himself made, we gain a glimpse into the life of this complex man, from his childhood in Vienna to his escape to London during World War II. His life was full of contradictions: he delved into self-analysis, but never looked at his addiction to cigars; he was an early advocate of cocaine, causing a close friend to become addicted; he demanded complete loyalty from his protégés, causing a serious rift in his relationship with Carl Jung. This installment of the Biography series is a worthy addition, providing an enjoyable and educational look at "the doctor of love." --Jenny Brown
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Rating: - Excellent enhancement for teaching Freud...
As a high school history and psychology teacher, I have repeatedly used this video to enhance students' understanding on the life, ideas and legeacy of Sigmund Freud. I think that it would also fit the bill for an introductory college psychology class. The movie has some excellent footage of the Grand Old Man of Psychology himself; as well as, interviews with historians, psychologists, and even two of Freud's grandchildren. It takes into account the measure of the whole man: touching upon his faults, as well as, contributions.
Whether you like Freud or hate him, you cannot dismiss ... Read More
Rating: - The life and times of the father of psychoanalysis
This is a very interesting look at the life of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis and, to some, the "doctor of love." It is, of course, a look at his life and not an analysis of his work and ideas - while it certainly mentions many of Freud's theories, ideas, and publications, it does not go into an in-depth analysis of them. I tend to think of Freud as this wildly successful, albeit controversial, psychologist lounging back in his office chair with a cigar, nodding toward a patient lying on a nearby couch, and generally basking in his great fame and accomplishments. This is not really ... Read More
Rating: - Disappointing
I think this video probably needed to be 2 hours instead of 1. The coverage of Freud's major contributions/concepts is much too superficial--it also presumes previous knowledge. For example, "libido" is mentioned but the video fails to describe what Freud meant by that term. His conceptualization of personality (i.e., the id, ego, and superego) is never mentioned! Some interesting details about Freud's personal life, but the video fails to capture his theories and the controversies surrounding them.
Rating: - it gave a brief synopsis of freud
I thought that the video didn't go into detail of explaning his profound theories.
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