Learning Through Film
This 5 part series features the showing of a classic movie on a Thursday night followed
by a discussion on Friday morning. All sessions are in Jordan Hall. The Thursday
night movie starts at 7:30 pm and the Friday morning discussion is 10-12.
July 17-18: The Glass Menagerie
In this, Tennessee Williams most often discussed play, a mother’s unrealistic dreams for her children’s futures threaten to smother her painfully shy daughter and her aspiring writer son. A discussion about the film takes place Friday morning. Suggested donation: $5.
July 24-25: The Mission
An 18th century Jesuit missionary establishes a church in the hostile jungles of Brazil and then finds his work threatened by greed and political forces. This film speaks both to the inner spiritual feelings of guilt and salvation and to the way political economics can affect the work of God. A discussion about the film takes place Friday morning. Suggested donation: $5.
August 14-15: Night of the Iguana
This sexually charged drama is not really about “one man, one woman, one night.” Working as a tour guide in Mexico, a defrocked alcoholic priest steers a group of visiting American teachers to a rundown hotel where he soon becomes entangled in relationships. A discussion about the film takes place Friday morning. Suggested donation: $5.
August 21-22: Priest
A devout Catholic priest, struggles with the conflict between his commitment as a priest and the realities of life around him. The film highlights conflicts all faiths experience between religious rules and moral reality. A discussion about the film takes place Friday morning. Suggested donation: $5.
August 28-29: Suddenly Last Summer
This tale of sexual repression set in 1937 New Orleans introduces us to Tennessee Williams’ constant struggle with an experience of violence in nature and God. A discussion about the film takes place Friday morning. Suggested donation: $5.
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