Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Can film save your marriage?
I heard a story on Marketplace this morning about a researcher at the University of Rochester that did a study where couples would watch a movie depicting relationships (focusing on movies that take place after the couple get together) and then have a discussion about it. The goal is to see examples of the ways couple interact (and fight) and how that applies to your relationships. You can see the researcher talk about the study here. And then the list of movies they used (and pre-screened or recommend) is here. While I think some of the movies listed are interesting choices, there are ones that are just really terrible movies. Love Story? Devil's Advocate? The Back-up Plan? The Bounty Hunter? There are a couple of other movies that I think would be more interesting on the list like Parenthood (I am surprised it wasn't on the list), Field of Dreams, Father of the Bride (the Spencer Tracy version, the Steve Martin one is listed), Witness for the Prosecution, and Dark Victory. There are no film noir movies on there but there are quite a few that might be interesting like Sorry, Wrong Number, Repeat Performance, In a Lonely Place, or The Crime of Passion. Though, those the film noir films would more show what not to do in a relationship (like shoot your husband or arrange the murder of your wife). Also what is with giving Jack Benny short-shrift? Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House but no George Washington Slept Here?
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