[Magdalen] Quo Vadis.

[ME Michaud]

To say nothing of the strange idea many if us had that Romans spoke English
with a British accent
:-D

Mervyn LeRoy (the director) was Jewish.
I'm always impressed at how knowledgeable my Jewish friends are about
Christianity.
Then again they understand persecution at a level few white Christians can
fathom.
-M



On Friday, January 18, 2019, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> I watched a movie last night, "Quo Vadis" (Domine) dating from1961 (on the
> Turner Network).  I remember the movie at the timeof its original release,
> having quite an impact on me.  I didn't
> realize until this viewing last night, just how much the filmhas colored
> my mental picture of the Roman Empire andearly Christianity.  For example,
> the view from Caesar Neros'balcony over the Forum Romanum is what I think
> of whenthinking about Rome.  Ditto the early Christian worship in
> thecatacombs, and the burning of Rome by Nero, the latterplayed beautifully
> by Peter Ustinov.  Debra Kerr and RobertTaylor also starred in this epic
> which was NOT directed byCecil B. DeMille.
> Perhaps the most memorable scenes are of Christianmartyrdom in the
> Colosseum, and Saint Peter's vision on theAppian Way when he asks "Quo
> Vadis" (Whither goest Thou")and then returns to Rome to be crucified upside
> down
> They don't make 'em like that any more.
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> David Strang.
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