Film Reviews

The Ballad of Narayama

Details: Last Updated: Sunday, 27 October 2013 20:37; Written by Dolores E. Brien

Dolores Brien reflects on the lessons of Shohei Imamuras 1982 film, The Ballad of Narayama. Only by recognizing what dying is really like can we rid ourselves of the fear of dying and prepare ourselves for what Sherwin Nuland says is the best we can hope for: our particular death.

The Discovery of Meaning in "Babette's Feast"

Details: Last Updated: Sunday, 27 October 2013 20:37; Written by Wanda Avila

Summary
Babette's Feast (1987) is popularly regarded as a "food movie." After seeing the movie for the first time, viewers flocked to restaurants around the country to experience first-hand the delicious feast they had watched being devoured on screen. Today, viewers will probably have to prepare their own feasts, but the recipes are still readily available. The film, however, is about a great deal more than the pleasures of eating. It is about the discovery of meaning.