Now, Voyager
Notice This event is a get together to discuss the film not watch it. How to watch the film is detailed below. Points you may wish to consider for the discussion can be found here. Film Suggested by Veronica, Now Voyager (1942) is our 4th movie from those put forward by members and our first to be filmed in black and white. Directed by Irving Rapper, Now Voyager is a Betty Davis classic that was released at the height of WWII. It's under film preservation by the US Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and ranks number 23 on the AFI’s list of the top 100 love stories in American cinema. A synopsis and trailer can be found here. How to Watch The movie can be rented for $4.99 on Apple TV and Prime Video. If you’re unable to rent the movie, send me a message and I’ll send you a link to a copy you can watch. For those who've already seen the film, I suggest watching again as memories are unreliable and opinions change. Rewatching the film is not however necessary to attend the meeting or comment on it below if your thoughts are clear. Meeting As always, I’ll be getting to Johnny Fox's just before 6:00pm to sort out my food and drink and welcome everyone who wishes to do the same. For those who do, it's a great way to get to know other members and share what other movies are being watched. At around 6:30pm, I'll look to give a brief introduction and provide a summary of our scores from the previous week's film. We'll all then share our scores out of 10 for this week's film and break into small groups to discuss it. Rules of conduct for these discussions are set out here. Around 8:30pm we'll rejoin to share our take aways and try to answer and remaining questions with the aim of being finished by 9:15pm. We have the room booked till 10:00pm and the venue closes at 2:00am so there'll be plenty of time to continue socialising after the event for those who wish to. I usually have a sit down drink at the end and am happy to be joined for it. 🥃 Scores A summary of the group’s scores will be posted in the Discussion section of the group's home page on the Monday after the event. Given the first thing in the summary will a comparison of our score to that on IMDB, please try to avoid seeing that score ahead of landing on yours so as not to be biased. For those able to watch the movie but not make the meeting, I encourage you to do so and post your score in the Comment section below before the Monday after the event. It’s a great way to still share your thoughts on the movie and gain from those of others. All scores in whatever way presented count towards the awards that'll be presented at the end of year event. 🏆🥳 Final Words As always, I look forward to catching up with everyone I've met so far and welcoming anyone joining us for the first time. 👋
