Ken and Todd discuss A Separation, Asghar Farhadi's Academy Award winning film about a couple contemplating divorce in contemporary Iran. Is it ultimately more about the moral choices individuals make or the social structures that influence them? Can an Iranian film be a cautionary tale about American politics?

SHOW NOTES:

0:30 - Intro, summary, faith, and why we're watching
3:48 - Anti-religious or anti-legalism?
11:39 - Fear vs. love vs. duty
15:28 - Is Nader sympathetic?
22:13 - Legalism that's state supported
28:17 - Being for something rather than against everything
32:45 - Recommendation and show close

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

Ken and Todd discuss A Separation, Asghar Farhadi's Academy Award winning film about a couple contemplating divorce in contemporary Iran. Is it ultimately more about the moral choices individuals make or the social structures that influence them? Can an Iranian film be a cautionary tale about American politics? SHOW NOTES: 0:30 - Intro, summary, faith, and why we're watching 3:48 - Anti-religious or anti-legalism? 11:39 - Fear vs. love vs. duty 15:28 - Is Nader sympathetic? 22:13 - Legalism that's state supported 28:17 - Being for something rather than against everything 32:45 - Recommendation and show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Episode #14: A Separation -- Meditations on Legalism

Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. <br />
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George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

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Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. <br>
<br>
George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

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