Thursday, April 26, 2018

Movies for the Day, Friday, April 27, 2018

Today's movies mark Denmark Common Prayer Day, Shakespeare's birthday, and a tornado anniversary.








Ordet (1955) is a Danish film about a rural
family and religious beliefs, especially
conventional Christianity vs. a more
personalized religion.  Today is Denmark
Common Prayer Day, celebrated the 4th
Friday after Easter.



Ordet










Looking for Richard (1996) is a
documentary about Shakespeare's continuing
relevance in the modern world, especially
through an analysis of his play Richard III.
This is another film in our series on
Shakespeare, born April 23, 1564.





Looking for Richard













Twister (1996) is about chasing
tornadoes.  The most tornadoes in a day
occurred April 27 to 28, 2011, aka
2011 Super Outbreak.






Twister

















































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