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Challenging Impossibility (2011)
Great film
I saw this film in Bristol at an exhibition of Sri Chinmoy's weightlifting. The film was quite unique and, if you forgive the feeble pun very 'uplifting'. It's an unusual theme and an unusual combination of people for a short film; it's hard to think of anything similar - it just doesn't fit into any mould. As one of the newscasters says 'what do you get if you mix the Dalai Lama and the incredible hulk?' But, although very different it is both entertaining and genuinely moving. It's definitely a film to challenge preconceptions and look at someone who was pushing boundaries in a very unorthodox way. The interesting thing was to see how everyone who went to see the film came out either smiling, moved and / or rooted to the spot. It definitely touched people who saw it.
If you want to see something a bit different and if you are open to seeing what can be possible, then you will enjoy this film. Definitely worth the trip, even though it is quite short.
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Good, but..
There are parts of this film which are really excellent. Jennifer Jones captures some innocence and purity, that has a very spiritual quality - quite rare to see in films. As the film goes on, for me, it loses its magic somewhat, especially as the plot line increasingly diverges from what actually happens. Some elements of film are more fiction than fact, which does detract, for example the supposed romantic interest between Bernadette and the elder boy. The film also gets increasingly cloy and predictable, especially with rather wooden. Yet, it is still very much worth watching, especially the first half. It is also quite atmospheric of nineteenth century France. If you enjoyed this film, I recommend learning more about the real life of St Bernadette, which you can find through books, such as St. Bernadette Soubirous: 1844-1879 (Paperback) by Francois Trochu