The Culture Club (Film: Last Chance Harvey) December 5, 2010

This is the next study session in a series of culture studies where something from the media (e.g. a book, a film, a music album) is discussed from a Christian perspective but the session is for people of all faiths and people of no faith at all who want to explore the message behind the media.

The session will start at 6pm when we will watch the film on the big screen in Madisons Cafe and then discuss the book at 7:30pm.

There is no charge for this event and is open to those aged 12 or over.

FILM INFO
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The following summary is taken from the Damaris study guide @ http://www.damaris.org/content/content.php?type=1&id=420:

Last Chance Harvey tells the story of two middle-aged people who have been hurt by life, but find themselves with a chance to make a new beginning.

Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) once aspired to being a jazz pianist, but he now writes jingles for an advertising company. With his job on the line, Harvey flies to London for the wedding of his estranged daughter (Liane Balaban), but promises to be back in time for a crucial advertising pitch.

Kate Walker’s (Emma Thompson) life consists of her work for the Public Statistics Agency, looking after her mother (Eileen Atkins), and blind dates which end in disappointment or even humiliation. Finding escape in light reading, she longs for something better in life, but is very afraid of getting hurt.

When Harvey arrives in London he finds it difficult to fit in with the rest of the wedding party. Telling his daughter that he cannot stay for the reception, he is devastated when she says she would like her stepfather Brian (James Brolin) to walk her down the aisle. The final straw comes when Harvey misses his flight back to New York and his boss Marvin (Richard Schiff) takes the opportunity to fire him over the phone.

As he drowns his sorrows at the airport bar, Harvey encounters Kate. Despite her initial reluctance to put down her book, Harvey manages to engage her in conversation and soon they are having lunch together. But can the two of them overcome their history of regrets and missed opportunities to take a chance on love again?

Previous Sessions
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This series continues to be popular. Previous evenings have looked at "Sherrybaby" (film), "The Visitor" (film), "One Day" (book), "LIe To Me" (TV), "Crash" (film), "Helvetica" (film), Athlete's "Black Swan" (music album), Man Dancin' (film), "Looking For Eric" (film), "Rachel Getting Married" (film), "Vantage Point" (film), "Slam" (book), "Black Gold" (fim), "Heima" (Sigur Rós) (film/music), "The Squid and the Whale" (film), "The Bourne Supremacy" (film), "Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling" (book), "Into The Wild" (film), "Atonement" (film), "Iron Man" (film), "The Lives of Others" (film), "Pan's Labyrinth" (film), "Utopian Dreams" (book), "Breaking and Entering" (film), "Little Miss Sunshine" (film), "Evan Almighty" (film), "Babel" (film), "The Zahir" (book), "Paradise Now" (film), "Life on Mars" (TV series), "Collateral" (film), "Arthur and George" (book), "Moulin Rouge" (film), the Robbie Williams album "Intensive Care", "Lost in Translation" (film), "Whale Rider" (film), "The Incredibles" (film), "The Da Vinci Code" (book), the U2 album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and "Chocolat" (film).