Experiencing Reel Spirituality Spirituality and Film Theme Speaker The Rev. Douglas E. Wadkins Camp Eliot August 2013 Day 1 The Daily Round “Let the Great World Spin” Day 2 Joy and Laughter “To Truly Laugh” Day 2 Joy and Laughter “To Truly Laugh” Day 3 Sadness & Loss "It's Not That I am Afraid to Die..." Day 4 Forgiveness, Faith, Fear & Film The Fantastic Four (?) Day 4 Forgiveness, Faith, Fear & Film The Fantastic Four (?) Day 5 Love and Other Redemptions Day 6 “The Play’s the Thing” Befriending Film Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 1. Be Prepared 2. Remember your intention to be hospitable 3. Connect with the characters Befriending Film 4. Pay attention to your reactions 5. Consider the significance of what you are seeing 6. Look for the bigger picture Befriending Film 7. Watch for epiphanies 8. Don’t turn away from the shadow 9. Let the movie simmer Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Links Home Page: http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com Spirituality & Film: http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films Rotten Tomatoes Critic Page: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/frederic-and-mary-ann-brussat Filmography 1 Baraka. Dir. Ron Fricke. Magidson Films, 1992. Film. Beasts of the Southern Wild. Dir. Benh Zeitlin. Perf. Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Jovan Hathaway et al. Cinereach, 2012. Film. Defending Your Life. Dir. Albert Brooks. Perf. Albert Brooks, Michael Durrell, Lee Grant, Meryl Streep et al. Producer Robert Grand, 1991. Film. The Descendants. Dir. Alexander Payne. Perf. George Clooney, Patricia Hastie et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2011. Film. The Impossible. Dir. J.A. Bayona. Perf. Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Geraldine Chaplin et al. Apaches Entertainment, 2012. Film Juno. Dir. Jason Reitman Perf. Ellen Page, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Olivia Thirlby et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2007. Film. Lars and the Real Girl. Dir. Craig Gillespie. Perf. Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner et al. LG, 2007. Film. Life of Pi. Dir. Ang Lee. Perf. Suraj Sharma et al. Fox 2000 Pictures, 2012. Film. Filmography 2 Marvin’s Room. Dir. Jery Zaks. Perf. Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton et al. Scott Rudin Productions, 1996. Film. Rabbit Hole. Dir. John Cameron Mitchell. Perf. Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest et al. Olympus Pictures, 2010. Film. The Sessions. Dir. Ben Lewin. Perf. John Hawkes, William H. Macy et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2012. Film. Superbad. Dir. Greg Mottola. Perf. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera et al. Columbia Pictures, 2007. Film. The Trip. Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Perf. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2010. Film. We Were Here. Dir. Bill Weber, David Weissman. Perf. Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein et al. David Weissman, 2011. Film. Wit. Dir. Mike Nichols. Writer. Margaret Edson. Perf. Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2001. Film. The Honor Roll…films that didn’t quite get included in the week’s clips Accidental Tourist. Dir. Lawrence Kasdan. Perf. William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis et al. Warner Bros , 1988. Film. Angels in America. Dir. Mike Nichols. Writ. Tony Kushner. Perf. Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson et al. HBO Films, 2003. Film. Another Earth. Dir. Mike Cahill. Perf. William Mapother, Brit Marling, Matthew-Lee Erlbach et al. Artists Public Domain, 2011. Film. Argo. Dir. Ben Affleck. Perf. Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin et al. Warner Bros., 2012. Film. Atonement. Dir. Joe Wright. Perf. Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, James McAvoy et al. Universal Pictures, 2007. Film. Beginners. Dir. Mike Mills. Perf. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent et al. Olympus Pictures, 2010. Film. Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Dir. John Madden. Perf. Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy et al. Blueprint Pictures, 2012. Film. Big Fish. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup et al. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 2003. Film. The Honor Roll…films that didn’t quite get included in the week’s clips The Hours. Dir. Stephen Daldry. Perf. Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman et al. Paramount Pictures, 2003. Film. Magnolia. Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Perf. Julianne Moore, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman et al. 1999. Film. Moonrise Kingdom. Dir. Wes Anderson. Perf. Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Jared Gilman et al. Indian Paintbrush, 2012. Film. Saint of 9/11. Dir. Glenn Holsten. Perf. Ian McKellen, Larry Boes, Everald Brathwaite et al. Equality Forum, 2006. Film. Samsara. Dir. Ron Fricke. Perf. Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi et al. Bali Film Center, 2011. Film. A Single Man. Dir. Tom Ford. Perf. Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult et al. Fade to Black Productions, 2009. Film. Take Shelter. Dir. Jeff Nichols. Perf. Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart et al. Hydraulx , 2011. Film. The Honor Roll…films that didn’t quite get included in the week’s clips The Tree of Life. Dir. Terrence Malick. Perf. Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain et al. Cottonwood Pictures, 2011. Film. Up in the Air. Dir. Jason Reitman. Perf. George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick et al. Paramount Pictures, 2009. Film. The Way. Dir. Emilio Estevez. Perf. Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger et al. Filmax Entertainment, 2010. Film. Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Gasland 2 (documentary) - Scott Sandberg o Whale Rider - Bob Borquist o Truly, Madly, Deeply - Elizabeth Tovey o Moonstruck (Scene: Cher’s character sits down to dinner in at the table of a large dysfunctional deeply loving family - Jessica Motherwell o Heart and Souls (Scene: when they walk down the street singing “walk like a man”) – Carlos and Lena Mejia Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Rachel Getting Married - Marcia Stephenson o The Milagro Beanfield War – John Bishop o Pippin / Rocky – Peter Collins o Red Balloon / Grave of the Fireflies – Robert Sears o Alien (Scene: When Sigourney Weaver realizes the alien is in the shuttle with her) – Stephanie Simmons o Most Exotic Marigold Hotel – Ann Hovland Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Mud (2012) – Judith Hance o Guilt Trip (not absolute but good for families with kids going off to college) – Cristi Bishop o The Magdalene Sisters (Painful and necessary to witness – these women suffered and nobody wanted to know for too long) - Pauline Kenneally o Schultze Gets the Blues (Scene: interaction with Louisiana woman in hot tub) – Don Morgan o The Tokyo Story – Munir & Gail Katul Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Spaceballs – Peter Munns o Junk Mail – (Scene: Final 5 minutes most nuanced ending ever) – Allan Davison o Moulin Rouge (Quote: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return”) – Janna Allen o They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (Theme: Courage) – Anonymous o Cinema Paradiso – James Quayle Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o What Dreams May Come (Themes: Love, Loss, Pain, Tragedy, Hope) – Janna Allen o Forrest Gump – Robin van Gessel o What’s Opera, Doc? (1957 US Animated Short; “Retoin My Love”) – Warren Jessop o Hope Springs (Scene: The couple explaining their sex life to psychologist. The awkwardness that is so evident – humerous & yet so moving) – Dianne Hicks o The Butcher’s Wife (Scene: Gifted Psychic accurately foresees love in other peoples’ lives but makes an error in “seeing” her own happiness; Psychic / Spirituality) – Jessica Motherwell Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Cherry Blossom – Munir Katul o Sophie’s Choice (Scene: Decision on which child haunts me) – Anonymous o An Affair to Remember (Scene: At end when Cary Grant find Deborah Kerr and doesn’t realize she can’t walk – Sue Jensen o Lord of the Rings Trilogy: - Douglas Wadkins o Harold and Maude – Scott Cawthon o Unfinished Story – Libby Masarie o Brazil – Anonymous o Departures – Paul Henerlau & Linda Jo Reinhart .