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Posted by corrie van Halm on October 8, 2007, 11:58 am, in reply to "Re: tonight's film/ London to Brighton"
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Having just returned from a weekend away I only just found the responses to last Wednesday's film. Some of the points made did indeed occur to me immediately I read the write up before the start of the film. One of these points was, how was this going to be for people in the audience who might have experienced childhood abuse. Also, if this were the case, would these people have the courage and or strength to get up and leave in time or would they possibly find themselves quite literally stuck in their place, possibly quite reminiscent of their past. All of this did cross my mind and indeed my heart did sink at that point and then the film did start and I myself was swept away with all that was in the film. The ugliness, as said before, as well as the beautiful themes in the film,namely the force of human attachment to life. The capacity to protect the life of another(Joanna's)in spite of the adversities in the life of the main character. The flicker of doubt in the eyes of her pimp when he has to make the decision to hand over the girls, and so forth. There is so much more to say. The point that is however raised is, and a very valid one it is,are we responsible for the welfare of our fellow human beings? Even in a film club? I think the answer needs to be yes. Personally I would not want Cranbrook film society to stop going for a challenge like this, once in a while. It perhaps reflects one of the main themes of the film, namely that of responsibility and care of each other, of which there is outside our immediate circles, not enough around anyway, that as a film society we take greater care in the future and insert a warning.
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