I just finished watching "Warm Springs." It is a movie about Franklin Delano Roosevelt's polio affliction and subsequent struggles to come to grips with it and his future. It also chronicles the forced growth of his wife, Eleanor.
I highly recommend this movie. Set in a time when polio was as feared and misunderstood as HIV once was, it illustrates both the boundless ability humans have for compassion and courage coupled with the raw edge of coldness people can exhibit to one another.
We are more than the sum of our parts.
Another aspect that the movie illustrated was how much the African American witnessed of other people's lives. This film was set in the 20's when "separate but equal" was still the modus operandi. It struck me as to how often the assistants or servants were present and yet not present. Throughout the movie they witnessed intimate, sticky details of the lives of the main characters. It was just interesting. I think their influence must have been so great and yet so understated if not completely ignored.
I recommend the movie...Enjoy!
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