God shop DVD's

We have now consumed the two DVD's bought blind from the god shop mentioned on 9th March.

The first, a subtitled French effort called 'Little White Lies'. French froth, moderately amusing and, on the evidence of this film, we decided that we would not be much good at being French, their social lives being far too complicated. The film also shared some of the features of a country house murder from Agatha in that you have a dozen or so rather odd people shut up for a few days, away from it all, in a house in the country, in this case by the seaside. Plenty of time for interactions; all the permutations.

The second, a rather more substantial affair from New York called 'Doubt' with Meryl Streep, she being the reason for my buying it. I won't share as the film might not watch too well if you knew what was going to happen. I go no further than to say that it is a rather different take on the immigrant New York of yesteryear from that of Alfred Kazin mentioned on January 17th 2010 in the other place (http://pumpkinstrokemarrow.blogspot.co.uk/). Thoroughly recommended, a must for all Guardian readers, wannabee social workers and educationalists.

So it was a good haul, well up to standard. There are often interesting books to be had as well.