The Big Night (1996)
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Cinema in
Focus, a social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.
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Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Themes
- Anticipation/Calling
- Two Italian brothers who own a good but
struggling restaurant are supposedly helped by the owner of the hopping
Italian restaurant in town. His help is that he is going to send Louis
Prima and his entourage to this struggling restaurant. The formal
publicity and "the buzz" created by Prima's presence will be the spark
needed to get the restaurant going. The film becomes about all the
preparation, excitement and anticipation of this visit. They plan a huge
party for him, but he never arrives. The successful restate fabricated
the whole story. Yet in the midst of disappointment, they rejoice and
understand that in the preparation, excitement and anticipation, they
created wonderful night. I think of this story
as I consider Luke 10 and the 70 who proclaimed the Gospel without
immediate results. (Alfred Bakewell)
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