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Mixed Media Compare-and-contrast takes on new meaning when you pair a text with its companion film.
Film, Feasts, And Fiction ~ 4 Sessions This series uses film and fiction to explore various cultures through, among other things, their foods. (Groups are encouraged to schedule thematic potluck dinners in conjunction with the discussions – either the same evening or, better yet, a night or two later. Film-viewing and book discussion are best scheduled for separate nights.) Isak Dinesen, Babette’s Feast (French) Laura Esquivel, Like Water for Chocolate (Mexican) Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (American Southern) Antonio Skarmeta, Il Postino (Italian)
From Page to Screen ~ 5 Sessions EachWhen is it true that “the movie’s good, but the book is better.” What makes it so? What does a book or the script of a play have to offer that its film version does not? Conversely, what does film offer that print cannot? (The series comes with several copies of the relevant videos for groups to circulate. Groups may wish, instead, to schedule communal screenings on a night separate from the discussion.)
Option 1 Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady Film: The Portrait of a Lady (1996), directed by Jane Campion Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac Film: Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame Film: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), directed by William Dietierle Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya Film: Vanya on 42nd Street (1994), directed by Louis Malle Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient Film: The English Patient (1996), directed by Anthony Minghella
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