Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Raymond Carver: Cathedral

Raymond Carver: “Cathedral”

Robert, a blind man and now a widower, has come to visit his friend and her husband. Prompted by a television show, the apprehensive husband asks Robert if he really knows what a cathedral is: his answer is a lesson in how to truly see. This dramatization of Raymond Carver’s classic short story “Cathedral” presents a minimalist exploration of loneliness, vision, and personal spirituality. An interview follows with Carver’s widow, Tess Gallagher, whose poem “The Hands of the Blindman” is excerpted in the production. (56 minutes)

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Item#: BVL29944
Copyright date: ©2002
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-5260-8


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