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: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Michael Gondry - 2004
·OnlineOnlineEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a wildly inventive, emotionally rich exploration of love, memory, and the ways we try to escape the pain of our past. When a couple discovers that they have undergone a procedure to erase each other from their memories, the film takes us on a dreamlike journey through the landscape of a relationship—moving fluidly between reality, memory, and imagination. Funny, heartbreaking, and surprisingly philosophical, it raises fascinating questions about whether our painful experiences are actually part of what makes us who we are, and whether love is something we can—or should—choose to forget.
This movie was released in 2004.
It is 1 hour and 48 minutes longHere is the trailer.
Here are the streaming options. This is subject to change at any time.
Here are deep links to the movie on these websites:
IMDB
Wikipedia Entry
RottenTomatoes 93% / 94%
Box Office MojoPopular Reviews:
Roger Ebert
The Guardian
Medium5 attendeesIN PERSON: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Michael Gondry - 2004
Meaningful Life Center, 116 Carr St, Knoxville, TN, USEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a wildly inventive, emotionally rich exploration of love, memory, and the ways we try to escape the pain of our past. When a couple discovers that they have undergone a procedure to erase each other from their memories, the film takes us on a dreamlike journey through the landscape of a relationship—moving fluidly between reality, memory, and imagination. Funny, heartbreaking, and surprisingly philosophical, it raises fascinating questions about whether our painful experiences are actually part of what makes us who we are, and whether love is something we can—or should—choose to forget.
This movie was released in 2004.
It is 1 hour and 48 minutes longHere is the trailer.
Here are the streaming options. This is subject to change at any time.
Here are deep links to the movie on these websites:
IMDB
Wikipedia Entry
RottenTomatoes 93% / 94%
Box Office MojoPopular Reviews:
Roger Ebert
The Guardian
Medium6 attendees
Past events
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