Summer 73 Saturday

Research Assembly MOVIE DISCUSSION July 14, 1973

"The Circus of Dr. Lao"


CONTEXT





DISCUSSION

QUESTIONS


In this brief movie we see the town resurged­­resurrection. What resurrected it? Perhaps the discussion could focus on Dr. Lao and what he did. Perhaps a clue may be in the literary device to the style of resurgence: his sayings, deeds, and absurd claims (presence)

1) Initial questions should be brief ones to quickly get out enough objective and reflective comments to sensitize them to the whole movie.

2) The next questions maybe could get out what Dr. Lao did before the circus started, the kind of characters he saved and the special role of the boy (if any) in the movie. What were Dr. Lao's sayings, deeds, absurd claims (presence).

3) The movie is corny so you might take the various characters and throw them into high abstractions and see what happened to them and what they represent.

4). If this show about what people are like, or is it about techniques of resurgence?

5) If you were going to change a parish, what steps would you take (e.g., unbind a young woman, unveil the main shyster, etc.) You might spin a little on the work of Uptown 5 if that would be helpful to illustrate your point.