For the Lenten break, I will be posting my impressions on three works covering different art genres: a German symphony, a Spanish film and an American novel. I believe these three have special significance to the season because these works celebrate, in more ways than we’d ever realize, the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. These works of art are Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (1894); Pedro Almodovar’s Hable con Ella (2002) or Talk to Her, and Flannery O’Connor’s final novel, The Violent Bear It Away (1963).
All three deal with the same theme: the affirmation and renewal of life, which I firmly believe is central in the salvation story of Christ. It’s a fitting theme for Lent. Do not get me wrong here. I’m sorry but this is not some pseudo-born again treatise a la Coney Reyes. I’m no fanatic. Neither am I an apologist. It’s simply that these works fully embody Christ’s life-affirming message through His resurrection.
All three deal with the same theme: the affirmation and renewal of life, which I firmly believe is central in the salvation story of Christ. It’s a fitting theme for Lent. Do not get me wrong here. I’m sorry but this is not some pseudo-born again treatise a la Coney Reyes. I’m no fanatic. Neither am I an apologist. It’s simply that these works fully embody Christ’s life-affirming message through His resurrection.
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