Celeste and I continued our Classic Cinema With the Sage Sisters series of movies about mental and emotional health with this very famous movie, Now, Voyager (1942) with Bette Davis, Claude Rains, and Paul Henreid. Here’s the description of the movie.
Charlotte Vale, a member of a wealthy Boston family, has a nervous breakdown and goes on a voyage of healing and self-discovery. In the end she learns to love herself, maintain her independence from her controlling mother, and also nurture a their relationship. Finally she discovers that helping others is one of the best ways to heal yourself.
When I showed this movie to my Dramatic Structure students, I was surprised that they liked, some loved, it. I think they could relate to feeling beaten down by life events, or family members, or society. And this movie gave them some practical tips about how to gain self-love and confidence so they could withstand the ups and downs of life better.
At this juncture in our history, with all the chaos, nurishing our mental and emotional health is of vital importance. Celeste and I hope you’ll listen to our analysis of the movie, and then go watch it for yourself.
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