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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I loved your review of Now Voyager. I think it has been misunderstood as primarily a romance but you rightly refer to it as a story of emotional healing. Beautiful movie. Thank you.
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Ardith,
Thank you for your comment. Now, Voyager is one of my favorite movies. I could relate to Charlotte so much not that my mother was that controlling, but I did have self-worth issues and her growth was encouraging to me.
Celeste and I love to hear what other people say about our analyses of the movies we discuss. We haven’t had many comments on YouTube, but I will definitely tell Celeste about your comment when we record another episode for Classic Cinema tomorrow.
I’ll try to keep up the publications of these after they appear on YouTube.
Take care,
Lucinda
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