June Discussion Calls
Call 1
Movie
Yentl
In turn-of-the-century Europe, a Jewish teen disguises herself as a boy to study the Talmud.
Link To The Movie
Movie
Call Questions
- What do we learn about Yentl in the beginning about marriage and the rules?
- Is she open or closed in her relation to life?
- What do we learn about her community? How does it compare with the tribal system? Is it open or closed?
- Is her community loving?
- What difference does Yentl’s father make for her in terms of her direction in life and her self assessment?
- Which of the qualities we have been talking about so far: presence, intuition, wonder, and creativity does Yentl embody?
- Does Yentl adopt any Blue meme qualities and why?
- What happens to creativity and mischievousness under the Blue meme system?
- What is diligence without curiosity and wonder?
- What are your thoughts about sacrifice as presented in the film:
- learning hidden by Yentl and father?
- sacrifice of women
- sacrifice of Yentl because of her love for Avigdor
- sacrifice of Avigdor by Yentl because of her love of learning
- How is being busy used to control women?
- When is discipline/diligence good and when not so good?
- What is the relationship between approval and disapproval and how does our loving nature get entangled in it?
There is no violence in the movie.
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Where The Wild Things Are
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