Descendants and Ancestors - 'Hereditary' (2018), 'Once Were Warriors' (1994) & 'The Descendants' (2011)

Sacred Cinema

English - July 03, 2022 08:24 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: Decisiveness, Discipline and Dexter - 'Cold War' (2018), 'Whiplash' (2014) & ''Round Midnight' (1986)

Next Episode: The Odyssey of Brotherhood - 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' (2000), 'About Schmidt' (2002) & 'The Straight Story' (1999)

How does it feel to suffer at the hands of our predecessors? Should we dispose of everything tainted by past mistakes? How can we view the burdens we inherit constructively? This week's episode examines three cinematic personifications of the past in order to unpack a key aspect of the eternal tension between conservatism and progressivism

The Films:

'Hereditary' (2018) directed by Ari Aster

'Once Were Warriors' (1994) directed by Lee Tamahori

'The Descendants' (2011) directed by Alexander Payne

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