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Fisher King guardian of the Grail. [Ger. Legend, Parzival; Arthurian Legend: Walsh Classical, 227] See : Guardianship Fisher King old, maimed king whose restoration symbolizes the return of spring vegetation. [Medieval Legend: T. S. Eliot The Waste Land in Norton Literature] See : Resurrection How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Playing with our perceptions, Fisher purposefully blurs the line between supernatural occurrences and mental illness in this modern-day retelling of "The Fisher King. ``There are entire sequences of animal behavior, and some of it is very moving indeed,'' said Fenton, a Britisher whose film credits include ``Groundhog Day,'' ``Shadowlands,'' ``Cry Freedom,'' ``The Company of Wolves'' and ``The Fisher King. Slight of stature and nebbishy in appearance, beloved character actor Michael Jeter faced death numerous times through his work--as a condemned mouse-loving killer in The Green Mile (1999), a show tunes-belting homeless man with AIDS in The Fisher King (1991), and a cancer-stricken Jewish bookkeeper in Broadway's Grand Hotel, a performance that snagged him a 1990 Tony. |
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