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Discussion of Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton with Nancy Gourde and Lynne Devitt

Join hosts Jason and Tony, as well as a new guest, Felicia Maroni, for the finale of Season One. On this episode we discuss Zoltán Korda's 1951 drama Cry, the Beloved Country, a film shot on location in South Africa, starring Canada Lee and Sidney Poitier, which aimed to critique the brutal apartheid system just three years after it was codified into law. The film was based on a novel of the same name by Alan Paton, a white South African, and adapted to the screen by Paton and the blacklisted writer John Howard Lawson, who went uncredited.  Book mentioned: Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth (1961) Felicia is the host of the wondeful film podcast Seeing Faces in the Movies, which focuses on either a director or cinemtagrapher and how their aesthetic approach changes (or doesn't) across their ouevre. You can follow Felicia on social media at these sites:  IG: @seeingfacesinmovies Twitter (X): @seeingmoviespod Letterboxd: @cinemaroni As always, please suscribe to the podcast, and don't forget to leave a review! And follow Jason on Twitter (X) at @JasonAChristian and Anthony at @tonyjballas (same handles at Bluesky). Jason's handle on Letterboxd is https://letterboxd.com/exilemagic/. Our logo is by Jason Christian  Theme music is by DYAD (Charles Ballas and Jeremy Averitt) Please drop us a line at coldwarcinemapod@gmail.com. Happy listening!

In this week's Torah portion, Va'yechi, we witness the poignant moment of Jacob's deathbed blessing, where he speaks to his sons, offering words of prophecy and guidance. The portion delves deeply into themes of legacy, identity, and the burden of inheritance—both blessings and curses. As we reflect on these profound dynamics through the lens of Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, we see striking parallels. In Paton's novel, the personal and collective struggles of South Africa's people are deeply intertwined with the weight of history and the echoes of past injustices. Just as Jacob's blessings carry the complex realities of his sons' destinies, the characters in Cry, the Beloved Country must navigate a fractured society marked by division and reconciliation. The call to "cry" is not just a cry for justice but also a cry for understanding, for the ability to heal from the wounds of the past and forge a path forward. Va'yechi, with its emphasis on familial ties, future trajectories, and the unresolved burdens of legacy, invites us to consider how we, too, must confront the legacies we inherit, whether they be of division or unity, pain or promise.

In this week's Torah portion, Va'yechi, we witness the poignant moment of Jacob's deathbed blessing, where he speaks to his sons, offering words of prophecy and guidance. The portion delves deeply into themes of legacy, identity, and the burden of inheritance—both blessings and curses. As we reflect on these profound dynamics through the lens of Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, we see striking parallels. In Paton's novel, the personal and collective struggles of South Africa's people are deeply intertwined with the weight of history and the echoes of past injustices. Just as Jacob's blessings carry the complex realities of his sons' destinies, the characters in Cry, the Beloved Country must navigate a fractured society marked by division and reconciliation. The call to "cry" is not just a cry for justice but also a cry for understanding, for the ability to heal from the wounds of the past and forge a path forward. Va'yechi, with its emphasis on familial ties, future trajectories, and the unresolved burdens of legacy, invites us to consider how we, too, must confront the legacies we inherit, whether they be of division or unity, pain or promise.

Lisa discusses her best and worst books of the year so far.  She read these books in 2024, not necessarily those published in 2024. Books Discussed:  Britney Spears: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry WinklerInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Foster by Claire Keegan Small Things Like These by Claire KeeganIron Flame by Rebecca YarrosThe Truth About Horses by Christy Cashman Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website. *The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives a small commission. 

Lisa discusses Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton. Published in 1948, the book details South Africa before the apartheid political system came into effect. The book sold more than 15 million copies before Paton's death. It is studied internationally by many schools.  Lisa talks about the experience of reading the book while also listening to it on YouTube, being read by Best Tutor Friendwho is also a teacher. She posts about reading on Instagram too.  Books Discussed:  Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeFor more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.*The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives compensation.The Happy Writer with Marissa MeyerAuthors, from debuts to bestsellers, chat about books, writing, publishing, and joy. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Alan Paton's novel is widely regarded as a source of hope and endurance amid pain and significant suffering. As The Scandal of Reading continues season 3's theme about the Fruits of the Spirit, Claude Atcho interviews author S.D. Smith, who arrived in South Africa when Mandela was released from prison and left when he became president. S.D. Smith shares his perspective on Paton's work having firsthand experience of life in South Africa and how the book influenced his formation. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton Information on Claude Atcho: Claude is the Vicar (Planting Pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA.  Previously, Claude lived in Memphis, TN where he served as pastor of a multi-ethnic church, Fellowship Memphis. He's the author of Reading Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just, forthcoming from Brazos Press in Summer 2022. Information on S.D. Smith: S. D. Smith is the author of The Green Ember Series, a million-selling adventure saga featuring heroic #RabbitsWithSwords. The Green Ember spent time as the number one bestselling audiobook in the world on Audible. He is also the author of the madcap Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read as well as a fantasy adventure novel co-authored with his son, Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key. Smith's stories are captivating readers across the globe who are hungry for “new stories with an old soul.” Smith is a founder and owner of Story Warren, a publishing, events, and IP development house based in rural West Virginia. Story Warren exists to serve families as “allies in imagination.”  S. D. Smith lives in Grandview, West Virginia with his wife and four kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Paton's novel is widely regarded as a source of hope and endurance amid pain and significant suffering. As The Scandal of Reading continues season 3's theme about the Fruits of the Spirit, Claude Atcho interviews author S.D. Smith, who arrived in South Africa when Mandela was released from prison and left when he became president. S.D. Smith shares his perspective on Paton's work having firsthand experience of life in South Africa and how the book influenced his formation. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton Information on Claude Atcho: Claude is the Vicar (Planting Pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA.  Previously, Claude lived in Memphis, TN where he served as pastor of a multi-ethnic church, Fellowship Memphis. He's the author of Reading Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just, forthcoming from Brazos Press in Summer 2022. Information on S.D. Smith: S. D. Smith is the author of The Green Ember Series, a million-selling adventure saga featuring heroic #RabbitsWithSwords. The Green Ember spent time as the number one bestselling audiobook in the world on Audible. He is also the author of the madcap Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read as well as a fantasy adventure novel co-authored with his son, Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key. Smith's stories are captivating readers across the globe who are hungry for “new stories with an old soul.” Smith is a founder and owner of Story Warren, a publishing, events, and IP development house based in rural West Virginia. Story Warren exists to serve families as “allies in imagination.”  S. D. Smith lives in Grandview, West Virginia with his wife and four kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton / THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood In this very NOT spooky episode, we have a classic pairing of novels. They go together as well as peanut butter and jelly! First, Andrew reviews Alan Paton's 1948 classic, CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY and finds it a bit... surprising. Then Bailey delves into the world of STEM with Ali Hazelwood's buzzy romance, THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS. There are plenty of laughs, cries, and more shipping than a port town in the 1800s! 

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“Cry, the Beloved Country” 1951 is based on Alan Paton's 1948 novel depicting several aspects of Apartheid in South Africa. Director Zoltan Korda persevered to make this film with intertwined stories of race relations, poverty, beliefs of diverse people, murder, a trial, status quo, yet a glimmer of hope. The movie, made in South Africa over 70 years ago, is a testament to strength and commitment.Canada Lee plays Stephen Kumalo the black minister searching for his son and other family members lost in the depths of Johannesburg, Charles Carson is James Jarvis and Joyce Carey is Mrs. Jarvis the white farm couple whose son is murdered during a robbery, Sidney Poitier plays Reverend Msimangu assisting Mr. Kumalo in his quest. This exceptional movie is timely in today's world!Here's the IMDB page for “Cry, the Beloved Country”Up next is “The Fog”Support us over on Patreon!

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 466, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: State Fish 1: A Massachusetts cape is named for this state fish, a valuable food source. cod. 2: Though this "regal" salmon is Alaska's state fish, it doesn't wear a crown. king salmon. 3: Called a muskie for short, it's Wisconsin's state fish. a muskellunge. 4: This largest species of salmon, Oregon's state fish, shares its name with an Indian tribe and may grow to 3 feet. the chinook salmon. 5: South Dakota chose the walleye, while North Dakota chose the northern type of this fish. a pike. Round 2. Category: The Bells 1: This city's second-most famous bell was cast in 1926 for Wanamaker's Department Store. Philadelphia. 2: The bells in this 12th century Italian tower are no longer rung; we just hope they don't fall out. Leaning Tower of Pisa. 3: The world's largest bell, which has never rung, is in this walled area of Moscow. The Kremlin. 4: Big Ben hangs over Parliament and a rival, Great Tom, hangs over Christ Church College at this university. Oxford. 5: One of this city's Temple Bells, which Kipling heard calling him back, weighs 90 tons. Mandalay. Round 3. Category: Get Your Literary Facts Straight 1: "Three Junes" is a novel by Julia Glass; this Chekhov play centers on the Prozorov family. Three Sisters. 2: Agatha Christie: "Death On The Nile";Thomas Mann:"Death In" this city. Venice. 3: "Brick House" is by the Commodores; this Dickens novel tells of the interminable suit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce. Bleak House. 4: "A Room of One's Own" is a feminist essay by Virginia Woolf; this E.M. Forster work tells of Lucy, on vacation in Italy. A Room With a View. 5: Ivan Turgenev wrote "A Month in the Country"; Alan Paton wrote this story of a South African pastor and his son. Cry, the Beloved Country. Round 4. Category: '90s Sitcoms 1: The pals in this sitcom hang out and down a few brews at Cleveland's Warsaw Tavern. The Drew Carey Show. 2: Roz Doyle is his producer and call-screener at Seattle's KACL Radio. Frasier Crane. 3: Viewers finally got to see Wilson's face when the cast took their bows on this sitcom's last episode. Home Improvement. 4: MIchelangelo is the middle name of Lewis Kiniski, Ryan Stiles' character on this sitcom. The Drew Carey Show. 5: This sitcom was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning columns by humorist Dave Barry. Dave's World. Round 5. Category: Crazy Talk 1: Crazy like a Christmas loaf. nutty as a fruitcake. 2: Nocturnal flying mammals enclosed by a church tower. bats in the belfry. 3: Enunciation of a Black Forest clock bird. cuckoo, cuckoo. 4: Hauling 999 baked and molded blocks of clay when you should have 1000. not carrying a full load. 5: The penthouse is unserviced by the lift. the elevator doesn't go all the way to the top. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Hear Erin and David's heart for refugees through stories of individuals overcoming trauma and beginning a new life in Athens. Show Notes Phaedra's Episode George's Episode Almassira Class. Book recommendations: Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton , Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot Voula House Art

Director Paul du Toit will be Danie and Lucia's guest on #WakeupShakeup to chat about his latest play, The Unlikely Secret Agent, based on Ronnie Kasril's Alan Paton award-winning book of the same name. The world premiere is happening right here in Somerset West on June 9 at The Drama Factory. The play tells a true story of bravery and hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and stars Erika Marais, winner of an Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival, in the role of Eleanor, Kasril's wife.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 87, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Notable Weddings 1: Chynna Phillips, whose mama and papa are John and Michelle, married this Baldwin with his brothers in attendance. William (Billy) Baldwin. 2: This "Mayflower Madam" wore pale pink at her wedding, saying, "White would have been ludicrous". Sydney Biddle Barrows. 3: This star of "Honeymoon in Vegas" and "Leaving Las Vegas" married Patricia Arquette in 1995. Nicolas Cage. 4: Bart Conner must think she's a perfect 10; he married her in Romania in 1996. Nadia Comaneci. 5: People magazine said she dyed her veil in coffee to match her beige dress when she married Arthur Miller in 1956. Marilyn Monroe. Round 2. Category: The Bible Tells Me So 1: Deuteronomy 5: "neither shalt thou bear" this 2-word phrase "against thy neighbour". false witness. 2: Joshua 6:1: "now" this city "was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel". Jericho. 3: Judges 15: he "said, with the jaw-bone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men". Samson. 4: Deuteronomy 5: "neither shalt thou bear" this 2-word phrase "against thy neighbour". false witness. 5: Job says the price of this quality "is above rubies", and our winning contestants have their share of it. wisdom (knowledge accepted). Round 3. Category: Oprah's Book Club 1: In 2004 Oprah picked "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", the first novel by this Southern woman. Carson McCullers. 2: Things got a little dicey after Oprah selected this maybe not-so-autobiographical James Frey memoir. A Million Little Pieces. 3: This beloved country is the setting of Alan Paton's "Cry, the Beloved Country". South Africa. 4: The club's 70 books in 15 years included this biblically titled book by Jane Hamilton. The Book of Ruth. 5: Things got a little dicey after Oprah selected this maybe not-so-autobiographical James Frey memoir. A Million Little Pieces. Round 4. Category: Sitcom Neighbors 1: In 1996 Olivia d' Abo moved into the same building as Jonathan Silverman on this series. "The Single Guy". 2: "Hello, Newman". Seinfeld. 3: Barney Rubble. The Flintstones. 4: Nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz. Bewitched. 5: Mr. and Mrs. Roper. Three's Company. Round 5. Category: Music And Literature 1: Bernard Naylor adapted her "Sonnets from the Portuguese" for voice and string quartet. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 2: "Rip-Rip" is a comic opera about this sleepy head who killed time in the Catskills. Rip Van Winkle. 3: Franz Liszt's symphony based on this work includes the movements "Inferno" and "Purgatorio". "The Divine Comedy". 4: This John Bunyan work inspired the one-act opera "The Shepherds Of The Delectable Mountains". "Pilgrim's Progress". 5: This "Messiah" composer set Dryden's poem "Ode For St. Cecilia's Day" to music. George F. Handel. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Hlengiwe Nkabane, a young entrepreneur from the rolling hills of southern KZN, tells Paul Ash about her plans to save a railway that Alan Paton made famous

Using a prayer by Alan Paton and a prayer from "Prayers for Justice and Peace" - both adapted Rev. Elissa Johnk First Congregational Church of Burlington

#RadioReading with John Maytham: Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MultimediaLIVE — The 30th Alan Paton Award has been won by Terry Kurgan, for her moving family study Everyone Is Present. Michele Magwood spoke to her about photographs and memories.

There's little doubt about it: In the past decade, Britons have changed the way they eat. Meat consumption has plummeted, and the number of vegans is said to have quadrupled in the past four years. The UK is now the vegan capital of the world. Consultant chef Alan Paton, discusses plant-based alternatives to meat and why chefs need to embrace veganism. If you enjoyed this we will be uploading a new episode each week - if you are not already become a member of The Staff Canteen and keep up to date: https://www.thestaffcanteen.com/index/register Please support us if you like what we do: https://www.patreon.com/Thestaffcanteen

Alan Paton’s Too Late, the Phalarope—“Scarlet Letters in the Modern Age” By Karen E.B. Elliott   Alan Paton wrote only three novels—the first he destroyed; the second is his most famous (Cry, the Beloved Country), and then his third is ridiculously painful to read.  But it’s so amazingly good, and so apropos for our students, especially as we live in and confront the tempting, technological age.  Although this novel takes place in South Africa post-WWII, and although it’s about the other whites, the non-English Afrikaners—the Boers, original Dutch settlers of Africa’s cape—it’s about good, old fashioned sin and our human nature to give into it, to hide it, to indulge in it further, and then to ask God in perverted prayer, “My God, why have you forsaken me?” Blameshifting, unfortunately, is nothing new.  Adam did it to Eve, and then Eve did it to the devil.  It seems that the first sin is Biblical self-indulgence (if eating of the fruit is metaphorical), and it’s the inability to want to be honest—not only with God, but each other (especially the ones we claim to love), and even ourselves.  What is new, however, is that due to technology, we don’t necessarily even need to blameshift.  With the click of a mouse or the subtle movement of our thumbs, we can open an icon, browse, and then for too many who are savvy, delete the evidence as best we can.  Personally, I think the internet is the devil’s playground. Our good intentions to use it wisely and for good quickly submit to distractions…and too often, dangerous rabbit holes that make Lewis Carroll’s world look more like “The Hundred Acre Wood.”  It’s the new realm where evil can work incredibly effectively as it lodges itself into our souls like a stubborn splinter—mostly because we’re hiding our indulgences with too-great-of-ease, and then we’re heading to our classrooms, our church pews, the pulpits, the board meetings, our dinner-dates, or T-ball games all in the name of the Lord, when all the while we’re headed toward destruction, and maybe even to our personal hells, while destroying our families and too often even the greater communities in which we strive to live and serve. Whether you’re Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim or nothing at all, confession in the 21st century is not in our everyday vocabulary.  We don’t need it; after all, if you’re “born again,” baptized, circumcised or bowing upon your mat, we’re all set.  Plus, we’ve got Dr. Oz, Phil and of course Oprah and the Personal Growth section of Barnes and Noble, or worse, we’ve got those few family members or friends from prayer group who help us rationalize our sin because after all as an Evangelical, it’s very important to understand where the secular world is coming from. We’re just trying to live in the world, but most of the time, we are of it.  We have, or shall we say temptation has, convinced us that by understanding the other guy’s point of view, we’re really leading them to the Kingdom. But as the narrator of Too Late, the Phalarope declares, “because [he] did not entreat or repent, he was destroyed…[and we] were destroyed with him” (Paton 4).   This novel is a necessary read.  It convicts and re-convicts its reader.  Like the protagonist and anti-hero, Pieter, the reader can identify with the terror of being discovered when we know we’ve indulged too much in our sin, and when we pray, like Pieter, “it was another mercy that he sought, not to be saved from sin, but from its consequence” (157). The novel is not like Cry, the Beloved Country which is characteristically Christian and accepted as such even at secular, liberal institutions due to its African and multi-cultural setting.  Too Late, the Phalarope is much harder to swallow.  It goes deeper into the faith where many Christians are frightened to go.  Paton’s characters are in fact deeply committed Christians.  Their questions are not about God’s existence, is He real, or whether or not He is in fact absolute truth.  No,

Guardian Columnist and author Afua Hirsch joins historian and broadcaster David Olusoga in the Penguin studio. Afua talks about her bestselling book ‘BRIT (ish)’ which tackles questions of race, identity and belonging in the UK. She brings along objects that inspired her work including a hot water bottle, poetry she wrote when she was a child and an Alan Paton book. #PenguinPodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This morning on the Book Show we look at Jenny’s prediction for the Alan Paton prize and two great new books about Africa. 

I met our twentieth reader on a bright morning after a heavy snowfall. We cleared off a bench overlooking some subway tracks, buttoned up our coats a little tighter, and began a conversation about Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country (1948). Paton’s eloquent advocacy for racial equality and his depiction of the devastating consequences of... Read More

It's Friday morning, September 7, 1951. John Steinbeck emerges from deep in his writing of East of Eden to scribble a note to his friend, Pat Covici: “This week has been a hard one. I have put the forces of evil against a potential good. Yesterday I wrote the outward thing of what happened. Today I have to show what came of it. This is quite different from the modern hard-boiled school. I think I must set it down. And I will. The spots of gold on this page are the splatterings from beautiful thoughts.” Those five words, “the splatterings from beautiful thoughts,” let me know that I'm not alone. Another five words, “haggard, inconstant splashes of beauty,” appear near the end of an Italian movie about a guy who, on his 65th birthday, begins to reevaluate his shallow life. http://mondaymemo.wpengine.com/thegreatbeauty (The movie) is visually rich but a bit of a downer. Life can be a bit of a downer, too, even when it's not a shallow one. Visually rich sights are all around us but we're too pressed for time to notice. We're in a mood, in a hurry, in trouble, in a crisis or incapacitated. We're anxious or angry, distracted or distraught, bedazzled, bedeviled or bedraggled. But still those splashes of beauty creep in – barely noticeable at first – but there they are, haggard and inconstant, limping and laughing splashes of miracles that would show up more often if only we would notice. “There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills. These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it….” – Alan Paton, opening line of Cry, The Beloved Country A profound beauty can often be found in the ordinary. Will you look for it with me today? The cost is nothing and the value is high. If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then let us become beholders. Yes, people will laugh at us if we see beauty where they do not. Let us think of this laughter as our gift to them. We should laugh a little, too. And now I will tell you a dark secret that is also a paradox: the richest of all beauties – the one that takes your breath away – is deeply terrifying. It grants me new life when it appears, but I do not seek it. For this richest beauty happens only when my world collapses and my only hope is in God. Perhaps you, too, have been there. There is a quickening, a wiggle of life when we're in extremis, a rearrangement of priorities, deep and clear. The problem that's about to swallow you whole becomes a pool of water that serves as a magnifying glass and for a moment you see everything clearly. As I said, I do not seek this richest of beauties, for it is terrifying. Coward that I am, I shall continue to live without an all-consuming crisis for as long as I'm able and do my best to be satisfied with the haggard, inconstant splashes of beauty that are the splatterings from beautiful thoughts. Dorothy Parker was right, “They sicken of the calm who know the storm.” Even so, let us look for beauty – in the calm – of the ordinary. Roy H. Williams

durée : 01:29:56 - Les Grandes Traversées - Documentaire. En 1948, l'année où se met en place l'apartheid, Alan Paton écrit "Pleure, ô pays bien aimé", roman sur la rencontre et la lutte d'un homme noir et d'un homme blanc. Aujourd'hui, l'heure n'est pas aux pleurs mais pas non plus aux rires.

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