Perspectives from a Professor
As a gift to you on the Winter Solstice, the Living in the Overlap team offers you an opportunity to watch our film as a way of bringing more light into the world.
Share the link, spread the love, and watch Living in the Overlap with your friends. (It is better than a Hallmark Christmas movie because this love story really is a dream come true!) It has been an honor for me to be part of this project.
Sorry to all the folks out there who remain smitten with Mrs. Maisel.
Actually, I remain quite fond of the eponymous character (Rachel Brosnahan) and the ideas that inform the series, but the show isn’t quite as fresh, inspiring, and surprising for me as during its inaugural season.
Maybe that’s all I need to say? The film is not very memorable for me, but some context is important.
I’m going to assume that anyone still reading has seen Paul Dano’s magnificent film (co-written with his partner Zoe Kazan), so what I have to offer are a few of the things I’ve continued to think about after seeing the movie.
I used to see a lot of movies alone, substantially more than half, and liked it that way. Lately, I’m not seeing much of anything alone, and like it this way, too.
The key is to follow the screening of a film with thoughtful conversation that provides insights I could not or might not have discovered on my own. This type of exchange enhances the experience in a way that reading about a film alone cannot because of the sharing involved.
Saturday, December 15, at 9:30 a.m. I’ll engage in conversation with Joshua Canzona about the visually stunning and narratively captivating film The Innocents (2016).
Set in a Polish convent just after World War II, this film is a powerful meditation on faith, doubt, love, and purpose from the perspective of women.
