As devoted Flannery fan I just about stood up out of my skin when Moore asked Ethan about Flannery's being a catholic in a protestant south. THank you, Dr Moore for getting Flannery, and you too, Mr. Hawk.
I live in rural Ontario, Canada and drove 2 hours in each direction on a Thursday afternoon/evening in order to see this film in the theater. It was worth it.
Mr Hawke really does get Flannery when he says she didn't know what to do about it except write. I just read a passage from one of her letters recently where she said that exact thing; that she was profoundly aware of the race issue, but the only thing she knew what to do about it as write fiction. And she did that beautifully.
Wonderful interview! Ethan Hawke's sensitive, deeply, insightful commentary into Flannery O'Connor"s motivation and inner world are expressed with great respect and understanding. Much admiration for both him and his daughter's mutual connection and discussions that sprang from O'Connor. Hawke describes brillantly how God is perceived in modern, "polite society," and the three typical reactions to this topic, which O'Connor's dealt with in such a unique way--particularly when it meant unveiling the elephant "no one" wanted in the room. Thank you.
I was introduced to Flannery O'Connor's work in technical school while working on an engineering degree circa 1982. They wanted us to be "well rounded" so they had us take classes like literature and history of interwar Germany. We tended to complain about having to take these kinds of classes - we wanted the hardcore engineering courses. But I really enjoyed this literature class - it was a nice break from calculus and circuit analysis. The professor was a black man with a booming voice. He'd start the class by saying "Now gentleman, let's leave behind the mundane issues of life and study literature, shall we?" (drawing out the 'munnnndannnne' and 'litttterature') It was an all male, mostly white class and I'm sure he could tell that there was some resistance. And he brought in these Flannery O'Connor short stories. And I was like "What... is... this...?" And after a while I was like "Oh, I think I know what the prof is up to here." and it was fun then to watch. And I've been an O'Connor fan ever since.
You're such a great interviewer, Russell! I was first introduced to Ethan Hawke in "Gattaca" many years ago...loved it! I just finished "First Reformed" and "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"...have seen several other films of his, as well. Ethan's choices as an actor often involve stories of moral complexity, or the sinner's frailty in the face of temptations that almost no one could resist. His character in "Gattaca" embodies God's grace in that very flaws become his greatest source of victory. I'm a Catholic now, but I spent much of my life in the Evangelical movement..."First Reformed" got it right, and I'm just gutted! I'm a Flannery O'Connor fan, so I'm excited to see "Wildcat" as soon as possible!
If you haven't seen Hawke in "First Reformed," (written and directed by the brilliant Paul Schrader, who also did "Taxi Driver" and a whole host of incredible movies too numerous to list) do so. It's not an easy movie to watch, but I feel movies about faith, etc. shouldn't be.
My only respectful disagreement with Mr Hawke is that Flannery did have an agenda with her writing. She said as such multiple times in her letters. She desires to write very large for the blind, and scream for the deaf. She absolutely wanted to people to come face to face with Christ in her stories. The difference, though, is that she wasn't didactic about it. She wasn't pushy or sentimental or twee. Her stories were not catechism, they were parable. But make no mistake, she had an agenda. :)
lol. Loved the film, but I keep telling everyone that it should have been 10 hours long. Hawke says “to make a long movie on Flannery O’Connor is to announce yourself as having lost the plot.” Ha ha Okay, how about make a TV series of her short stories, Ethan?? If you read Flannery and don’t feel afterwards that you are so in need of a powerful love to have any hope of saving your miserably broken self, you have not read her rightly, or yourself rightly.
“Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during #slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or #apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing #genocide?’ “The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now.” - Aaron Bushnell (RIP) 🛐
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It costs virtually nothing to claim Christianity today. It's actually financially lucrative here in the west to do so. But a time is coming where many will deny Christ because it will cost them their life.
“Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during #slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or #apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing #genocide?’ “The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now.” - Aaron Bushnell (RIP) 🛐
As devoted Flannery fan I just about stood up out of my skin when Moore asked Ethan about Flannery's being a catholic in a protestant south. THank you, Dr Moore for getting Flannery, and you too, Mr. Hawk.
I live in rural Ontario, Canada and drove 2 hours in each direction on a Thursday afternoon/evening in order to see this film in the theater. It was worth it.
Mr Hawke really does get Flannery when he says she didn't know what to do about it except write. I just read a passage from one of her letters recently where she said that exact thing; that she was profoundly aware of the race issue, but the only thing she knew what to do about it as write fiction. And she did that beautifully.
Wonderful interview! Ethan Hawke's sensitive, deeply, insightful commentary into Flannery O'Connor"s motivation and inner world are expressed with great respect and understanding. Much admiration for both him and his daughter's mutual connection and discussions that sprang from O'Connor. Hawke describes brillantly how God is perceived in modern, "polite society," and the three typical reactions to this topic, which O'Connor's dealt with in such a unique way--particularly when it meant unveiling the elephant "no one" wanted in the room. Thank you.
I was introduced to Flannery O'Connor's work in technical school while working on an engineering degree circa 1982. They wanted us to be "well rounded" so they had us take classes like literature and history of interwar Germany. We tended to complain about having to take these kinds of classes - we wanted the hardcore engineering courses. But I really enjoyed this literature class - it was a nice break from calculus and circuit analysis. The professor was a black man with a booming voice. He'd start the class by saying "Now gentleman, let's leave behind the mundane issues of life and study literature, shall we?" (drawing out the 'munnnndannnne' and 'litttterature') It was an all male, mostly white class and I'm sure he could tell that there was some resistance. And he brought in these Flannery O'Connor short stories. And I was like "What... is... this...?" And after a while I was like "Oh, I think I know what the prof is up to here." and it was fun then to watch. And I've been an O'Connor fan ever since.
Sold! I will seek this movie out. Fantastic interview Russell. Bravo!
This was a beautiful interview, thank you!
I’ve been studying Ethan and his interviews a lot recently. He’s so down to earth and wise. Really cool to see this.
What a great interview and what a great guy. So authentic! Well done Mr. Moore.
Cant wait to see it. Love Flannery.
Interesting interview. Well done.
I always enjoy your conversations.
You're such a great interviewer, Russell! I was first introduced to Ethan Hawke in "Gattaca" many years ago...loved it! I just finished "First Reformed" and "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"...have seen several other films of his, as well. Ethan's choices as an actor often involve stories of moral complexity, or the sinner's frailty in the face of temptations that almost no one could resist. His character in "Gattaca" embodies God's grace in that very flaws become his greatest source of victory. I'm a Catholic now, but I spent much of my life in the Evangelical movement..."First Reformed" got it right, and I'm just gutted! I'm a Flannery O'Connor fan, so I'm excited to see "Wildcat" as soon as possible!
Good Lord Bird was an awesome book and the mini series was great too. Ethan Hawke was a very believable John Brown.
If you haven't seen Hawke in "First Reformed," (written and directed by the brilliant Paul Schrader, who also did "Taxi Driver" and a whole host of incredible movies too numerous to list) do so. It's not an easy movie to watch, but I feel movies about faith, etc. shouldn't be.
I think I’ll see the movie.
My only respectful disagreement with Mr Hawke is that Flannery did have an agenda with her writing. She said as such multiple times in her letters. She desires to write very large for the blind, and scream for the deaf. She absolutely wanted to people to come face to face with Christ in her stories. The difference, though, is that she wasn't didactic about it. She wasn't pushy or sentimental or twee. Her stories were not catechism, they were parable. But make no mistake, she had an agenda. :)
lol. Loved the film, but I keep telling everyone that it should have been 10 hours long. Hawke says “to make a long movie on Flannery O’Connor is to announce yourself as having lost the plot.” Ha ha
Okay, how about make a TV series of her short stories, Ethan??
If you read Flannery and don’t feel afterwards that you are so in need of a powerful love to have any hope of saving your miserably broken self, you have not read her rightly, or yourself rightly.
“Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during #slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or #apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing #genocide?’
“The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now.”
- Aaron Bushnell (RIP) 🛐
Please stop spamming comment sections with the same comment. If you want to make a point, you could at least attempt to relate to the subject of the video here. Apparently, you weren't interested enough to even watch the video, much less attempt to relate it to your spamming comment.
You need to interview Dean Koontz about Flannery O'Connor and her influence on his writing. 👍🦚
It costs virtually nothing to claim Christianity today. It's actually financially lucrative here in the west to do so. But a time is coming where many will deny Christ because it will cost them their life.
“Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during #slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or #apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing #genocide?’
“The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now.”
- Aaron Bushnell (RIP) 🛐