February 19, 2016

It's All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional In 'Inside Out'

The director's Oscar-nominated film illustrates the inner workings of an 11-year-old's mind, and includes the characters Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Joy. Originally broadcast June 10, 2015.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 19, 2016: Interview with Pete Docter; Interview with Charlie Kauffman & Duke Johnson; Review of the movie "A war."

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February 19, 2016

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Frame-By-Frame, Filmmakers Make The Mundane Miraculous In 'Anomalisa'

Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson discuss their Oscar-nominated film. Anomalisa's stop-motion "communicates fragility and humanity and brokenness," Kaufman says. Originally broadcast Dec. 22, 2015.

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February 19, 2016

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Long-Term Devastation Springs From A Hasty Judgment Call In 'A War'

Tobias Lindholm's Oscar-nominated film tells the story of a Danish commander's error in judgment during the war in Afghanistan. Critic David Edelstein says A War will "leave you in pieces."

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It's All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional In 'Inside Out'

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Other segments from the episode on February 19, 2016

Frame-By-Frame, Filmmakers Make The Mundane Miraculous In 'Anomalisa'

Long-Term Devastation Springs From A Hasty Judgment Call In 'A War'

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