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MPA General Meeting/State of the School
DON'T Miss this popular class!
Classes are free for all adults in the Maret community and held on Zoom from 7:00-9:00 pm. Registration is required. Participants are asked to watch the films on their own before the class. A Zoom link and pre-discussion notes will be emailed to all registrants prior to each class. Attend as many sessions as you like!
Maret is grateful to former faculty member Leonard King for once again offering this class. Leonard taught History and Aesthetics of Film for 43 years. We thank him for continuing to share his passion and wealth of knowledge with the Maret community.
Watch the films ahead of time and log on to participate in the virtual discussion.
All discussions are held from 7:00–9:00 PM.
Tue., Sep. 17
Gold Rush (1925) and Modern Times (1936)
Chaplin’s critiques of capitalism
Tue., Oct. 15
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Soviet montage’s important contribution to film history
Tue., Nov. 12
Seven Samurai (1954)
Japanese Samurai film and its Influence; moral choice
Tue., Dec. 3
JoJo Rabbit (2019)
Nazism through the eyes of a child; moral choice
Tue., Jan. 14
The Conversation (1974)
Contemporary issues of invasion of privacy; moral dilemma and guilt
Tue., Feb. 11
A.I. (2001)
Contemporary issues and what it means to be human
Tue., Mar. 11
Fences (2016)
Family drama; race
Tues., Apr. 8
Barbie (2023)
Feminism
