Enchanted April

[zendancer]

This weekend my wife and I spent two days with someone who expressed an interest in taking an off-the-beaten-path kind of romantic vacation to Italy. I remembered the movie "Enchanted April," picked up the DVD at a local video rental store, and played it for everyone.

I remembered it as a spiritual movie, but it had been several years since I had seen it. Seeing it again had a far more powerful emotional effect upon me than I remembered from before. This time I picked up sections of dialogue and snippets of conversation that were brilliantly done that I think I missed during earlier viewings. The director's comments, which were not included on the original VHS versions, were also interesting. So, if anyone is looking for a really wonderful DVD, check out "Enchanted April." It is a huge "tub of love." Cheers.

[astenny]

My partner hates to watch any movie more than once, and we are opposites on that issue. Some movies I like to see a second, third, or even forth time. Sometimes you do have that rare movie you can just watch over and over again, but there is also the fact that there are details that get missed on the first (and sometimes even second or third) viewing.

And, considering that I get the habit of rambling from both sides of my family, thank you for bringing the movie to my attention and I will check it out sometime soon.

[Portto]

Thank you for your suggestion, Zendancer.
I watched the movie. It's slow and sensible.

[Jimmytrantic3]

kind of romantic vacation to Italy

I thought romance was an 'illusion' to you zendancer?

[zendancer]

Jimmy: You must have me confused with someone else. I'm a huge romantic, but please don't get attached to this statement. The truth is beyond words. I'm sure that my wife, with whom I fell madly in love more than thirty-six years ago (and with whom I am still madly in love today) would testify on my behalf. LOL

Goodperson claimed on another thread that I think love is an illusion. What a bizarre idea! Love underlies everything, and I can't think of anything I've ever written that would lead someone to such a strangely contradictory idea. If Goodperson were in my office this moment, I would give him a big hug, but he would probably shrink from the truth of reality and jump to another wrong conclusion. LOL.

[TrollPerson]

I think the reason people have been under the impression 'love' is an illusion to you is becuase you follow the Zen Buddhism Teachings. In Zen there is no good or evil, there is no love. Nothing is real. So becuase that is in the first part of your name..

[zendancer]

Trollperson, Goodperson, Whatever: Zen is only interested in attaining what Jesus Christ called "the living truth." What that IS is beyond ideation. Zen is in total agreement with the biblical admonition (Psalms 46:10) "Be still and know that I am God." This admonition supercedes all else. Cheers.