Tuscany and Provence

This summer, Dr. Benito Rakower will present a six-week course titled “Tuscany and Provence – The Reinvention of Cinema” at Osher LLI in Jupiter.

Benito Rakower, Ed.D.

Romanticism was born in Provence.  The Renaissance began in Tuscany.  Both regions also have a legendary beauty and cuisine that express what it means “to live well.”  The six films in this summer course reflect that sense of being alive.

Tuscany, Italy

A 17-year-old French girl conquered the French literary world with a novel about love in Provence.  It would not have worked anywhere else.

More recently, a French film director drew attention to the drama of land, inheritance, and family that can divide a family.  The splendor of his depiction has never been rivalled in film.  The two-film sequence will be presented in separate showings.

Pont Du Gard Provence, France

Other films in this series deal with the problems of writers, the disparities in love, and the intoxicating vivacity of dance.  The course is a pleasant alternative to actually going to Tuscany and Provence this summer.

This course will be held on Thursdays, May 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 2018 from 1-3:30 p.m.
A film discussion will follow from 3:30-4:00 p.m.
The cost is $60 for members and $85 for non-members. To register, click here.

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