What's the Meaning of All This? — Alfred Hitchcock's Search for the Purpose of Life
MacGuffin Film Club Talks
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36m
Inspired by ideas from Victor Frankl (Man's Search for Meaning) to the Eleusinian mysteries, Joel surveys the master's films to investigate the key philosophical question of the ages: What is the meaning of life? Ever one to hedge his bets, Hitchcock never offers one final answer, yet film after film shows he also never gave up asking the question. His films can truly be soul-nourishing—if we let them.
This is part of a live monthly webinar on Hitchcock. To get advance event info, visit HitchCon.org.
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