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<\/a>Benito Rakower, Ed.D.<\/p><\/div>\n
Romanticism was born in Provence.\u00a0 The Renaissance began in Tuscany.\u00a0 Both regions also have a legendary beauty and cuisine that express what it means \u201cto live well.\u201d\u00a0 The six films in this summer course reflect that sense of being alive.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Tuscany, Italy<\/p><\/div>\n
A 17-year-old French girl conquered the French literary world with a novel about love in Provence.\u00a0 It would not have worked anywhere else.<\/p>\n
More recently, a French film director drew attention to the drama of land, inheritance, and family that can divide a family.\u00a0 The splendor of his depiction has never been rivalled in film. \u00a0The two-film sequence will be presented in separate showings.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pont Du Gard Provence, France<\/p><\/div>\n
Other films in this series deal with the problems of writers, the disparities in love, and the intoxicating vivacity of dance.\u00a0 The course is a pleasant alternative to actually going to Tuscany and Provence this summer.<\/p>\n
This course will be held on Thursdays, May 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 2018 from 1-3:30 p.m. This summer, Dr. Benito Rakower will present a six-week course titled \u201cTuscany and Provence \u2013 The Reinvention of Cinema\u201d at Osher LLI in Jupiter. Romanticism was born in Provence.\u00a0 The Renaissance began in Tuscany.\u00a0 Both regions also have a legendary…<\/span><\/p>\n
\nA film discussion will follow from 3:30-4:00 p.m.
\nThe cost is $60 for members and $85 for non-members. To register, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"