Horizons of Hope Film Series
In 1995, Pope John Paul II released the Vatican Film List – a list of forty-five films significant to the Catholic faith. Among them were the German Expressionist SciFi film, Metropolis (1927); the 1933 classic film adaption of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, an early talkie whose cast includes a young Katharine Hepburn; and the 1922 adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, Nosferatu. Alongside these films, a fourth, Roberto Benigni’s 1997 Life is Beautiful – which Pope Leo recently named as his favorite movie – will be screened in a film series that invites the audience to participate in a rich conversation about faith, film, and the cultivation of the interior life.
Screening Schedule
March 9th:ÌýNosferatu: A Symphony of HorrorÌý- 7 p.m. at the Sheen Center (New York, NY)
March 23rd:ÌýLittle WomenÌý- 7 p.m. at the Sheen CenterÌý(New York, NY)
April 13th:ÌýMetropolisÌý- 7 p.m. at the Sheen CenterÌý(New York, NY)
April 23rd:ÌýLife is BeautifulÌý- 4:30 p.m. at Coolidge Corner Theater (Brookline, MA)
Partners
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Center for Psychological Humanities and Ethics
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The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture
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Center for Ethics Education