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244. Empathy and Revisiting 'Brother's Keeper' (1992)

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Recent events have gotten me thinking about Roger Ebert's quote about movies being empathy machines, bringing us closer to people we might think we have nothing in common with.

When I first saw the Berlinger/Sinofsky documentary 'Brother's Keeper' I was overwhelmed with empathy and heartbreak and humor and feeling for these odd-duck brothers and their ramshackle farm existence and the small town in Upstate New York that became roiled by a murder trial when one brother was accused of killing another by smothering.

And so, not having seen the film in many decades, I wanted to revisit it, to see if it retained its power and ability to create empathy.

In this episode I start with a brief prologue talking about first encountering the film. Then I pause and rewatch the film and come back on the mic to share my thoughts on seeing the movie anew.

'Brother's Keeper' is one of the first films I would mention to anyone who wanted to know what movies of any genre I held closest to my life as a moviegoer. If you've seen it, you'll know what I mean. If this podcast episode is the first you're hearing of it, I hope you'll give it a watch, and let me know what you think!

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129 episodes

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Recent events have gotten me thinking about Roger Ebert's quote about movies being empathy machines, bringing us closer to people we might think we have nothing in common with.

When I first saw the Berlinger/Sinofsky documentary 'Brother's Keeper' I was overwhelmed with empathy and heartbreak and humor and feeling for these odd-duck brothers and their ramshackle farm existence and the small town in Upstate New York that became roiled by a murder trial when one brother was accused of killing another by smothering.

And so, not having seen the film in many decades, I wanted to revisit it, to see if it retained its power and ability to create empathy.

In this episode I start with a brief prologue talking about first encountering the film. Then I pause and rewatch the film and come back on the mic to share my thoughts on seeing the movie anew.

'Brother's Keeper' is one of the first films I would mention to anyone who wanted to know what movies of any genre I held closest to my life as a moviegoer. If you've seen it, you'll know what I mean. If this podcast episode is the first you're hearing of it, I hope you'll give it a watch, and let me know what you think!

  continue reading

129 episodes

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