Article archive / March 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 7. Source pages: 15.
The New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center will offer a training event for its 2012-2013 Film Series, Mourning and Melancholia.
Dale Firestone, LCSW, will present the training event for the film, The Fisher King, on Saturday, March 9, 2013, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. General admission is $5.00 and $15.00 for Continuing Medical Education for members and $25.00 for non- members. The presentation will be held at the institute, 3624 Coliseum Street, New Orleans. The Film Series is organized by Travis Tanner, PhD. According to information for the Center’s website notes the story of the Fisher King is:
“A talk-radio host becomes depressed after his insensitive comments drive a listener to murder innocent people. On the verge of suicide, the radio host meets the husband of one of the victims who helps him work-through his feelings and start living again. Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams star in this Academy Award nominated film directed by Terry Gilliam.”
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