Legends Of The Fall: Jungian Reflections On Literary And Film Classics : Opus 2

by Richard Chachere

"Upon first seeing the movie," says Chachere, a Jungian analyst, "I was thunderstruck by the story and knew immediately I had to do 'work' on this." The result is analysis plus emotion -- lots of emotion. Chachere calls the movie "a great masterpiece," and tells how "the trick with myth and legend is to learn from them, be moved by them, and to experience them."

165 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Lynne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't care for the first story, Revenge, at all; a dusty trite Western to me. Second story, The Man Who Gave Up His Name, was interesting and different, an existential crisis. Third story, Legends of the Fall, was the movie told quickly when I thought it would be the opposite; no real revelations and I think I liked the movie better actually which is rare for me. Still, an enjoyable quick read.

[Carol · Rating 2 out of 5]

Big disappointment. The edition I read was a collection of short stories, which I didn't realize because the cover was faces of the stars of the movie. Only the last fourth of the book related to the movie. I was hoping for a richer story, as books usually do.