The Good, The Bad and The Critic

Established on March 19th, 2012 and pioneered by film fanatic Michael J. Carlisle. The Good, The Bad and The Critic will analyze classic and contemporary films from all corners of the globe. This title references Sergei Leone's influential spaghetti western The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

Saturday, August 8, 2020

Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story (2020) Review

Title: Revolution of the Heart
Year: 2020
Director: Martin Doblmeir 
Country: US
Language: English

According to their website, St.Benedict's Table (Winnipeg, MB)  watched & discusssed Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story on Zoom on May 12th, 2020 as part of their ongoing Theology in the Dark series. The film, aired by PBS on March 6th, 2020, is a fascinating dive into a radical catholic feminist Dorothy Day who championed the poor and, with her newspaper The Catholic Worker, provided hospitality for the chronically unwelcome. 

Revolution of the Heart  follows Dorothy Day's journey from young, communist journalist, to her awakening as co-founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper, to her later years & even touches upon the lives of people she influenced posthumously. 

Shedding light on a remarkable woman, who lived unlike most women in her time, Revolution of the Heart is a film filled with beautiful photos, archival footage, challenging narration and remarkable interviews (Cornel West is a recurring interview). Most impressive, is that we get Day's own interpretation of her past activities & personal views. It is an inspirational story that continued to impress me as the run-time went on. 

Though I don't entirely agree with her religious or economic views, as I'm not a conservative catholic, I must admit that I'm impressed by Dorothy Day & I certainly would have loved to have her as a dinner guest to discuss activism. Her campaign for womens & civil rights, combined with her ability to stir up trouble with authority, have me inspired to better my own life & stand up for others. 

I wish for all religious people to watch - or read about - Dorothy Day. She is a great example of what Chirstians should be; anti-authority, anti-capitalism and always available to lend a helping hand to those who are most of need. 

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