About us
This group will meet on a monthly basis to discuss films that lead to good conversations on how to live a more meaningful life.
Group members will watch the film ahead of time. Once the meeting starts some time will be given on the background of the director and the context of the movie.
I would expect the meetings to last no more than an hour and half.
The movies we will be discussing are not those made for the purpose of entertainment or escapism. These movies will be those of directors who use cinema to capture and communicate the questions of existence and meaning.
This quote from a short documentary by Like Stories of Old about the films of Andrei Tarkovsky captures the essence of the films we will discuss:
"There is an intangible quality to being human, a potential for deep emotional experience, which cannot be grasped through logic or reason, which truly cannot be described in words, but which can be felt intuitively, intimately. It is in this both elusive and obvious aspect of the human condition that Tarkovsky saw something transcendental - something that can only be captured through art."
The group will be limited to 10 people.
Upcoming events
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ONLINE: The Silence by Ingmar Bergman - 1963
·OnlineOnlineTraveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.
This movie explores uncomfortable topics. Quote from the review given by the New York Herald Tribune: "It demands maturity and sophistication from the viewer."
Here is the trailer. This trailer has one big spoiler; so, you may want to avoid it.
This movie is 1 hour and 36 minutes long.Here are the current steaming options. Please keep in mind this can change at anytime. Streaming Options Also, it looks like it is available to stream via YouTube.
Here are deep links to the movie on these websites:
IMDB
Wikipedia Entry
RottenTomatoes 85%/88%
Box Office MojoPopular Reviews:
Roger Ebert
Senses of Cinema
Movie Musings
Medium3 attendeesIN-PERSON: The Silence by Ingmar Bergman - 1963
Meaningful Life Center, 116 Carr St, Knoxville, TN, USTraveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.
This movie explores uncomfortable topics. Quote from the review given by the New York Herald Tribune: "It demands maturity and sophistication from the viewer."
Here is the trailer. This trailer has one big spoiler; so, you may want to avoid it.
This movie is 1 hour and 36 minutes long.Here are the current steaming options. Please keep in mind this can change at anytime. Streaming Options Also, it looks like it is available to stream via YouTube.
Here are deep links to the movie on these websites:
IMDB
Wikipedia Entry
RottenTomatoes 85%/88%
Box Office MojoPopular Reviews:
Roger Ebert
Senses of Cinema
Movie Musings
Medium4 attendees
Past events
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