As she sits weeping to herself in a laundromat, Camille meets Petra (Rachael Crawford), a flamboyant circus performer. But Camille is vaguely unhappy with Martin and her life, and when her beloved dog dies suddenly, she begins to lose her grip. As "career Christians," they are urged to get married and to become co-chaplains of the New College of Faith. Camille (Pascale Bussieres), a professor at a Protestant college, is engaged to Martin (Henry Czerny), a sympathetic minister and fellow professor who clearly loves Camille. Therefore it is necessary, and not in the least shameful, to take pleasures in the little world, good food, gentle smiles, fruit-trees in bloom and waltzes" -excerpted from Fanny & Alexander by Ingmar Bergman. Therefore let us be happy, let us be kind, generous, affectionate and good. Evil is breaking its chains and goes through the world like a mad dog. Soon it will be the hour for robbers and murderers. "The world is a den of thieves and night is falling.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |