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More than friends

TECHNICAL 1.FICHA

Director: Edward Norton .

original title: Keeping the Faith

Cast: Edward Norton (Jake), Ben Stiller (Brian), Jenna Elfman (Anna), Anne Bancroft (Ruth), Eli Wallach (Rabbi Lewis) Ron Rifkin (Larry Friedman), Milos Forman (Father Havel).

Country: United States .

Year: 2000.

Production: Hawk Koch, Edward Norton and Stuart Blumberg for Koch Co. / Norton-Blumberg and Barber / Birnbaum.

Screenplay: Stuart Blumberg .

Music: Elmer Bernstein .

Photography: Anastas Michos .

Art Direction: Chris Shriver.

Duration: 127 minutes .

2.SINOPSIS

A Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi are friends since childhood. So was a girl who had to leave New York when his parents moved. Now she returns to the Big Apple executive turned into an attractive ... With this nice young start-and-talented Edward Norton's directorial debut and gives us an entertaining and endearing comedy about friendship and love, with the aroma of the nostalgic romances of Hollywood gold. The male protagonist duo wasted complicity and understanding, love Elfman charming. Thus, giving away smiles, no big stars and huge BUDGET, a title he deserved a better fate in their box office results, it is undoubtedly one of the best romantic comedies of recent years.

3. WHY "More than Friends" IS A FILM CAREER? NOTES FOR THE ENTERTAINER.

Nothing like a nice comedy to address the issue of celibacy, sexuality and affectivity in the consecrated life. Sometimes this dimension is presented during training as an ascetic merely undiscovered all its positive potential. We therefore propose that this film work well with those already in the seminary or house of formation, along with priests and religious youth who have made the consecration. Although it presents the theme of love from the male point of view, we see no objection to the film can be worked with novices and nuns. Everything depends, as always, the art of the animator / a. It is advisable to work with young people who are in discernment before deciding to enter into a formation because it can be counterproductive.

More than friends is framed in such films emotional stories of young 30 years living and personal dissatisfactions various entanglements. Gives us a triangle with three characters who have a completely different emotional approach: Brian is a Catholic priest who obviously can not get married, Jake is a rabbi who has to marry because there has never been a great rabbi singles in your community but feel pressured by it and believes that women will want more for their success and popularity as a rabbi himself. Finally, there is Anna, a beautiful executive who lives for his work, "no time for boyfriends " and has a "special relationship with your mobile ." All three are

old childhood friends who grew up together for a long time until the girl changed city. Their reunion after a few years is full of funny situations when the passions of yesteryear are reborn.

At first the film presents a young rabbi and the priest and young people happy and satisfied with their role, with the intention of changing the forms, presenting "the old God modern ideas ", distinguishing between faith and religion and ecumenical friendship difficult to understand. In reviewing the history of their vocation is said to have a go at the seminar " as an adventure."

Then there are a number of relationships between them, which can draw some interesting conclusions.

* The relationship between Jake (the rabbi) and Anna. It is presented as a game to meet the needs of everyone without any compromise between them. But Anna is discovering experiences and feelings he had lost. Is willing to put even a big promotion at work to continue with Jake. But he does not have clear, then it would take to deal with all the synagogue. It's a casual sex relationship as a " to see if this works ."

* The relationship between Brian and Anna: We say that Brian will love slowly because it will allow gestures and contacts, kisses and looks that are entangled. This means more than the "innocent friendship first" might mean. This leads him to misinterpret the reality: he believes that Anna loves him when in fact, is dating her friend. Brian makes the boundaries and differences are erased and confused leading to a state of uncertainty: Who am I?

Two conversations, two moments that deserve to be highlighted with care:

* First, the conversation that Brian and Anna have an afternoon on a bridge. Are a series of questions that anyone has ever heard consecrated, sometimes by simple lewd and another by a deep and sincere desire to know the experience of celibacy. Have to look at the reasons that Brian gives to his life celibate. Rather, they are of mere functionality and not even mention the idea of \u200b\u200bfollowing Jesus. In principle reasons are insufficient, so that does not serve to hold when the crisis arrives. Should be added that if he had stopped to listen to Anna when it was called, before confessing his love for her, would have prevented the "blunder": she loved him.

* Second, the one with Brian with the pastor in a context of openness of heart and support. The idea that the choice of celibacy " is a decision every day "deserves to be retained and assumed.

One last detail is Anna's behavior towards Brian. It is not "blaming women", but it is clear and she recognizes him, he used ambiguous body language, which has led the priest to be misconceptions. A notice to mariners no doubt.

An unpretentious comedy that you can spare the 30 minutes without doubt also because the end is predictable.

vocational Topics: affection, sexuality, celibacy, life choice, support, relationship with the opposite sex, making ...

4.material FOR FILM WORK

4.1.Ver and analyze

- have in common What Brian and Jake?

- What it means and means for them to Anna when she returns?

- How is the relationship between Jake and Anna? How do you value?

- What are the reasons for their celibacy gives Brian to Anna? Are you convinced?

- What it takes Brian to go into crisis?

"The film has three titles: The Faith Keepint (original title" Conserving / Holding faith "), More than friends (in Spain) and Divine Temptations (Latin America). Who among them will be more appropriate? Why?

4.2.Nos

challenges

- What makes the movie feel?

- Do you think I played well the issue of celibacy? What convinces you and why not?

"When you ask about your celibacy das what reasons? What feelings do you have? Do you experience fun, respect, silence, misunderstanding ...?

- What is your relationship with the other sex: calm, caution, fear, true friendship?

- Have you ever had the feeling of being in "dangerous territory" with a particular relationship? What measures have you taken?

"Really, how you live your celibacy? Why have you chosen him?

4.3.Oramos

-appropriate songs

-Prayer:

LOVE ALL

Lord, teach us,

not love ourselves,

not only love our friends,

love not only those who love us.

Teach us to think of others and love

especially

those whom nobody loves.

Give us the grace to understand that

while we live a life too happy,

there are millions of human beings,

are also your sons and brothers of ours,

starving, dying of

cold

die without having deserved cold ...

Lord, have mercy on all

the world's poor. And do not let

Lord,

we live happily alone.

Make us feel the anguish

of universal misery,

and deliver us from our selfishness. Amen.

(R. Follereau)

-

NOTICE A FEW "want to be celibate

be an armed peace, comrades, will

life this battle

the crater of meat, only silent

when death silences their braziers.

No fire in the home and sleep silent

childless knees and mouth,

sometimes you will feel that touches the ice, loneliness

kiss you often.

is not let the heart no weddings. You will have

to love all, all, all,

disciples of Him who first loved them.

Loss for the Kingdom and conquered a peace

be as free as armed

will Love loved the whole body.
(Pedro Casaldaliga)

-Word of God: Luke 14, 25-33

Moment of silence and meditation. Then invited to share from the reflections about the film and the Word of God.

-Pages from the diary of Mary:

II

I remember all my friends lived in hope, intertwined

games, believed to live singing.

I was left out of things,

emptying, like a cup

neither suspected

siquiea

why it was created as open.

Everyone wanted to live a long and very fast;

I was falling into the mystery

overwhelmed and alone, but never

never closed,

living as a stem

has already handcuffed inside

flowers and the scent of flowers

and joy that no one sees, but they are already burning.

So I was watching the birds,

guessing my wings.

VI

unwilling

What was the soul! I knew: a virgin

not have a vacuum, but burn,

children is lacking, but hunger is not

mourn at the entrance of the desert, but

walk free among gardens.

So I had to look poverty. The poor soul was

inadvertently. Only rich

of joy, full of freedom from captivity.

(JLMartín Barefoot Mary Ed.Sígueme Apocrypha)

-VIII century

Prayer

Lord

stay with me and guide my actions,

my words and thoughts.

Keep my feet,

to walk not idle, but

walk to meet the needs of others.

keep my hands,

to not open for evil,

but to embrace and help everyone.

keep my mouth for

does not tell falsehoods or improper things

and not speak ill of others.

Instead, you're always ready

to encourage and to bless all of you,

Lord of life.

keep my ears

not to waste time listening to

false or nonsense words, but

are always attentive to hear your mysterious message to meet today

your own will. Amen