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A Serious Man

Oct 16
Fri 7:15 PM
Location
Coolidge Corner Theater

290 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446
617-734-2501

Estimated attendance
 17  people attended.
5.00 5.008

Who organized?
John

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Combine suburban alienation, philosophical inquiry, moral seriousness, a mixture of respect for and utter indifference to Torah, and, finally, a ton of dope, and you get one of the most remarkable oeuvres in modern film.- David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Larry Gopnik, a Jewish academic, lives in a middle-class Jewish neighborhood in St. Louis Park, Minnesota in 1967. His wife is on the verge of leaving him for one of his colleagues, his students are defaming him and putting his tenure at risk, and a beautiful neighbor distracts him by sunbathing in the nude. Faced the possibility of his life coming apart at the seams Larry begins to question the value of his existence as he seeks advice from three different rabbis in an attempt to solve his problems and become an austere and devoted man.

NYT CriticsPick Review

While the dude abides, we can't miss the latest film by the Coen brothers. An 86% rating on rotten tomatoes, at the very least, we'll have plenty to talk about, afterward. I guarantee that the discussion will add to your appreciation of this film as we are A Serious Meetup with A Serious Group of Cinephiles who make each event A Serious Good Time.

I will make reservations for us at Zaftigs (Deliciously plump, or carrying your extra weight very well)
for the post film discussion as, seriously, is there any other possible place to discuss this film?!

See you at the movies,

John

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Who attended?

  • 17 attendees
    • Ruth Cope (+1 guest)
      “ The movie was provocative, funny in parts, presented much in the form of symbolism, asked more questions than it answered, and reminded me of attitudes of family members while I grew up. It is a movie I'd recommend to some not all. John facilitated a great discussion, without which parts of the film would have slipped by me, unnoticed. Although I would have liked to have the 2 tables joined for discussion, I was glad so many of us were there! Thanks, John!! ”
    • “ Nice to see everyone and discuss the movie afterwards. ”
    • “ Why do we take ourselves, and life, so seriously? Who really is possessed? One of the Coen Brother's best. Great discussion at Zaftigs. Wish I could have heard everything said at both tables! ”
    • “ Great new movie from the Coen brothers! Typical of their movies, it was very original and avoided convention. Enjoyed the discussion after the movie. ”
    • “ One of the things I liked about the film was that it was seriously quirky supplying an endless array of topics to discuss afterward at my favorite restaurant for banana-stuffed French toast. Thanks, John, for organizing a very fun event. ”
    • “ The movie was very enjoyable and the conversation at Zaftig's afterwards was envigorating. I am not used to having such interesting conversations about movies after seeing them. ”
    • Ian