Movie Study: Arsenic and Old Lace: Golden Age of Hollywood Classic Film

In this one time film course we explore the themes in this dark comedy.

Kathy Wilder

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50 minutes

per class

Meets once

10-13

year olds

1-6

learners per class

per learner

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Description

Class Experience

Prior to class Students will watch the Classic 1944 movie Arsenic and Old Lace, Starring Cary Grant. Based off the famous play written by Joseph Otto Kesserling. This movie is a dark comedy with a twist.
In this one time class students will explore the characters, mood, and theme of the movie. Students will be provided with a movie watching handout with questions to ponder pre-movie, during the movie, and after the movie. During class we will discuss these questions. 
Together we will explore...

Student will be responsible for watching the movie and answering the questions prior to class. The movie is 2 hours long. I estimate an additional hour of prep time to answer the provided questions.

50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 2 - 4 hours per week outside of class.

Parents need to know that this popular Golden-Age-of-Hollywood comedy concerns multiple murders and madness, but without anything graphic shown. Violence is just roughhousing and a menacing display of knives. Some jokes (especially having to do with baseball stats of 1944) are badly out of date. There is an undercurrent of drinking, with poisoned wine a key plot element. This isn't in any way meant to be an enlightened view of families grappling with mental illness.

Teacher

Kathy Wilder

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Sharing my love of learning and philosophy with the future.

377 total reviews

370 completed classes

About Me

Hello Learners! Welcome to my classroom. My name is Kathy. 
My education philosophy is The Socratic Method. We learn by asking and answering questions. Our classes will create a circle of inquiry. A space where we are free to explore our ideas...