Dr. Elliot Kupferberg in The Sopranos
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Dr. Elliot Kupferberg in The Sopranos is a psychiatrist who treats Tony Soprano’s therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, offering a more detached, clinical counterpoint to her ethical struggles.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Elliot Kupferberg in The Sopranos canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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psychiatrist ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| advisesOn | Dr. Jennifer Melfi’s treatment of Tony Soprano ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sopranos ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | television ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
The Sopranos
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sopranos Season 1
The Sopranos ⓘ
surface form:
The Sopranos Season 2
The Sopranos ⓘ
surface form:
The Sopranos Season 3
The Sopranos ⓘ
surface form:
The Sopranos Season 4
The Sopranos ⓘ
surface form:
The Sopranos Season 5
The Sopranos ⓘ
surface form:
The Sopranos Season 6
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| appearsOnNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| approachToTherapy |
clinical
ⓘ
detached ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSeries |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discussesWithMelfi |
confidentiality issues
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the potential enabling of criminal behavior ⓘ therapeutic boundaries ⓘ |
| encourages |
Dr. Jennifer Melfi
ⓘ
surface form:
Dr. Jennifer Melfi to consider dropping Tony Soprano as a patient
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| expressesConcernAbout |
Dr. Jennifer Melfi’s emotional involvement with Tony Soprano
ⓘ
the ethics of treating a mob boss ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInSeries |
The Sopranos
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sopranos Season 1
|
| genreOfWork | crime drama television series ⓘ |
| hasFirstName |
Elliott
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surface form:
Elliot
|
| hasLastName | Kupferberg ⓘ |
| hasPatient | Dr. Jennifer Melfi ⓘ |
| hasTherapeuticOrientation | psychodynamic-influenced psychiatry ⓘ |
| isConfidantOf | Dr. Jennifer Melfi ⓘ |
| languageOfSeries | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
confidant to Dr. Jennifer Melfi
ⓘ
ethical foil to Dr. Jennifer Melfi ⓘ provides commentary on Tony Soprano’s therapy ⓘ |
| occupation | psychiatrist ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
The Sopranos
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sopranos universe
|
| portrayedBy | Peter Bogdanovich ⓘ |
| providesPerspectiveOn |
Tony Soprano’s criminality
ⓘ
the limits of psychotherapy with antisocial patients ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | colleague of Dr. Jennifer Melfi ⓘ |
| seriesCreatorOfWork | David Chase ⓘ |
| title | Dr. ⓘ |
| treats | Dr. Jennifer Melfi ⓘ |
| viewOnTony | sees Tony Soprano primarily as a sociopath ⓘ |
| worksIn | New York City ⓘ |
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