Worried that October doesn't have enough film festivals? Here's another. The 11th United Nations Association Film Festival runs October 19-26 in various Bay Area location. It will screen 41 films from assorted countries. This year's theme is Blue Planet, Green Planet. I have not seen any of the films listed, and between other festivals, Jewish … Continue reading United Nations Film Festival
Day: October 8, 2008
Who Accepts What Marriage?
The great film director John Ford was a religious Catholic who, as a young man, fell in love with a Protestant divorcee. Since Ford's church didn't approve of the union, they married elsewhere. (Decades later, after she had converted and her first husband died, they finally got their church wedding.) Excuse me while I go … Continue reading Who Accepts What Marriage?
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