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: Make Way for Tomorrow - Leo McCarey - 1937
·OnlineOnlineI think many of us will find our pick for April quite interesting. Despite being made 89 years ago, I think it is more relevant to our current culture than it was when it was released.
This month we will be discussing Make Way for Tomorrow by Leo McCarey.
Summary without spoilers:
Make Way for Tomorrow is a quiet, deeply humane drama about an elderly married couple whose lives are upended when financial hardship forces them to depend on their adult children. Rather than focusing on melodrama, the film gently explores family obligation, aging, dignity, and the painful gap between love and practicality. It’s the kind of movie that feels simple on the surface but gradually reveals itself to be emotionally devastating, not because of big plot twists, but because of how honestly it observes ordinary people trying—and often failing—to do the right thing.Here is the trailer.
This movie is 1 hour and 31 minutes long.
As far as I can tell, this is the only place where you can stream it.
Here are deep links to the movie on these websites:
IMDB
Wikipedia Entry
RottenTomatoes 100%/92%
Box Office MojoPopular Reviews:
Roger Ebert
New York Times
Decent Films4 attendeesIN-PERSON: Make Way for Tomorrow - Leo McCarey - 1937
Meaningful Life Center, 116 Carr St, Knoxville, TN, USI think many of us will find our pick for April quite interesting. Despite being made 89 years ago, I think it is more relevant to our current culture than it was when it was released.
This month we will be discussing Make Way for Tomorrow by Leo McCarey.
Summary without spoilers:
Make Way for Tomorrow is a quiet, deeply humane drama about an elderly married couple whose lives are upended when financial hardship forces them to depend on their adult children. Rather than focusing on melodrama, the film gently explores family obligation, aging, dignity, and the painful gap between love and practicality. It’s the kind of movie that feels simple on the surface but gradually reveals itself to be emotionally devastating, not because of big plot twists, but because of how honestly it observes ordinary people trying—and often failing—to do the right thing.Here is the trailer.
This movie is 1 hour and 31 minutes long.
As far as I can tell, this is the only place where you can stream it.
Here are deep links to the movie on these websites:
IMDB
Wikipedia Entry
RottenTomatoes 100%/92%
Box Office MojoPopular Reviews:
Roger Ebert
New York Times
Decent Films7 attendees
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