Month: October 2011

Film Review: A Summer in the Cage

October 31, 2011

There are some films that are just so powerful, sensitive and challenging that it is hard to restrict the adjectives used to describe them and still convey their impact.  A Summer in the Cage, by Ben Selkow, is one such film.  The subject matter – a seven-year documentary journey following Selkow’s friend Sam – is … More Film Review: A Summer in the Cage

My first musing….

October 30, 2011

I came across this wonderful quote today as I watched a documentary on the famous Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung entitled ‘Matter of Heart’.  Towards the end of the film, Sir Laurens van der Post said of Antonia ‘Toni’ Wolff, Jung’s patient and colleague: ‘the rarer, the more exceptional the spirit, the deeper the psychological suffering‘. In … More My first musing….