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#4 - March 9, 2015

My Narnia, Not Yours: Why C. S. Lewis Mistrusted Film

1950’s Narnia-fantasist C. S. Lewis distrusted film’s ability to render a story well, convinced it short-circuited the imagination. Here’s why--and what may have changed his mind if he’d lived a little longer.

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Show Notes

  • Cavalcade film
  • Shadowlands on IMDB
  • Review of Shadowlands
  • Review of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  • Review of Prince Caspian, "Battle Fatigue"
  • Not Coming Soon: Always Disney Never Christmas
  • Mark Johnson Talks Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  • TED Talk: The Clues to a Great Story

Selected Bibliography

  • Article, “C. S. Lewis Contra Cinema,” Bruce L. Edwards, in Ed. Jeff Sellars, Light Shining in a Dark Place, pp.153-74.

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