At the beginning of this week I blogged about International Women's Day and reflected briefly on the Canadian experience for women, what happens around our world, and the role of religion. Since then I received an email from the National Film Board with links to ten films made by women on a variety of subjects. You can watch any or all of them, some of which I have already seen. The one called The Burning Times, on medieval witch hunts, is intriguing because it examines the repressive approach of the church toward independent women. Not long ago I mentioned a novel about the Beguines called The Owl Killers. In that story the women are careful about what they do so they won't be accused of witchcraft. Not exactly a cheerful subject, but part of our history.
Take a look at the ten titles:
Thanks! I had missed a couple of these.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great that we can now watch them online.
ReplyDeleteIf I like them or they have something different to offer I usually end up buying them. That way I can lend them out and other people can see them. Our house hold has around 3500 DVD's right now. My son buys a lot of them and stores them here. If you are ever looking for one chances are we have it.
ReplyDeleteI am right in the middle of "Owl Killers." Thanks for the recommendation. It's an exciting read.
ReplyDeleteAs for the movies, I will definitely ook into them. Laurie, what would be the shipping costs to Saskatchewan??
Deb - A little pricey to ship to Saskatchewan!
ReplyDeleteI am driving through in the summer, thought I would take in one of your services - where are you?
I am off the number one highway, about an hour and half south east of Regina, in a little town called Stoughton. I hope you're driving through in August. We will be on our way to Ontario during July. We would love to have company. My e-mail address is sophiawisdom73@hotmail.com.
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