For our last film discussion for 2023 we briefly discussed two films.
Saltburn sounded similar to Brideshead Revisited, so was of interest. The summary talked about a relationship between a “lower class” student with an aristocrat while studying at Oxford. The film ended up being very different. The “lower class” student was really from a middle class family and after some untimely deaths ended up living in the property previously owned by the aristocrat family.
The second film discussed was Napoleon. The history of Napoleon’s rise and fall was covered with scenes depicting some of his major battles. Some publicly published reviews suggest some important events were missed. A major focus though was on his relationship with Josephine. Interestingly in the film his fall seemed to coincide with his divorce from Josephine. Was this really the case, or used in the film to add extra interest?
We also looked briefly at the two new films that were due to start screening in Benalla in December. These are Journey to Bethlehem and The Old Oak. The information had only just been released, but from the description it sounded as if they may be of interest. It will be interesting to discuss these at the first class in 2024 if any class members have seen them.
Saltburn sounded similar to Brideshead Revisited, so was of interest. The summary talked about a relationship between a “lower class” student with an aristocrat while studying at Oxford. The film ended up being very different. The “lower class” student was really from a middle class family and after some untimely deaths ended up living in the property previously owned by the aristocrat family.
The second film discussed was Napoleon. The history of Napoleon’s rise and fall was covered with scenes depicting some of his major battles. Some publicly published reviews suggest some important events were missed. A major focus though was on his relationship with Josephine. Interestingly in the film his fall seemed to coincide with his divorce from Josephine. Was this really the case, or used in the film to add extra interest?
We also looked briefly at the two new films that were due to start screening in Benalla in December. These are Journey to Bethlehem and The Old Oak. The information had only just been released, but from the description it sounded as if they may be of interest. It will be interesting to discuss these at the first class in 2024 if any class members have seen them.
Joy Shirley
