Post by kims on Apr 9, 2023 22:02:23 GMT
Yesterday I received this month's Smithsonian magazine. Unfortunately for me there is an article that the Belgian gov't, in the Congo, separated babies of mixed race from parents and put them in an orphanage run by the church. When after WWII civil war broke out, the UN airlifted the nuns and priests, leaving the children to fend for themselves. Complaints led the Belgian gov't to retrieve the children and put them in foster homes throughout Belgium. There are lawsuits going to the EU courts to have this declared a crime against humanity.
I told you above brief facts of the article so you might understand why I say my interest in history and my interest in films sometimes ruins my enjoyment of a film. THE NUN'S STORY has been a film I enjoy, but watching today, in the back of my mind is, not all those associated with the church were so benign. I always knew that, but when an article covering an episode of history closely relates to a favorite film, my enjoyment lessens.
Best to remember-it's only a movie.
I told you above brief facts of the article so you might understand why I say my interest in history and my interest in films sometimes ruins my enjoyment of a film. THE NUN'S STORY has been a film I enjoy, but watching today, in the back of my mind is, not all those associated with the church were so benign. I always knew that, but when an article covering an episode of history closely relates to a favorite film, my enjoyment lessens.
Best to remember-it's only a movie.
