42 min

Episode #45: Lessons Learned From Philomena The Thin Place

    • TV & Film

Just in time for the Academy Awards, Ken and Todd look at one of the nominees: Stephen Frears's Philomena. How does the film depict its protagonist's Roman Catholicism, and what can those outside that denomination learn from her example?

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - Intro and plot summary: SPOILER WARNINGS.
4:57 - Being interested in other people.
10:40 - Philomena as a "good" Catholic and the power of habit.
22:50 - Institutions and the individuals who populate them.
30:00 - The acting, and a minor reservation.

DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Just in time for the Academy Awards, Ken and Todd look at one of the nominees: Stephen Frears's Philomena. How does the film depict its protagonist's Roman Catholicism, and what can those outside that denomination learn from her example?

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - Intro and plot summary: SPOILER WARNINGS.
4:57 - Being interested in other people.
10:40 - Philomena as a "good" Catholic and the power of habit.
22:50 - Institutions and the individuals who populate them.
30:00 - The acting, and a minor reservation.

DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

42 min

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