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BEAUTIFUL DREAMERS
One of the Best! This movie is on TWM's list of the ten best movies to supplement classes in English Language Arts, High School Level.
SUBJECTS — Biography/Whitman; Literature/U.S.; World/Canada;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Male Role Model; Mental Illness;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Respect.
Age: 12+; MPAA Rating: PG-13; Drama; 1992, 108 minutes; Color.
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This film is a fictionalized account of a real life friendship between Walt Whitman and Dr. Richard Bucke, the director of an insane asylum located in a small town in Canada. The conflicts faced as Dr. Bucke attempts to bring progressive treatment to those suffering from mental illness and neurological conditions, provide a context in which the value of Whitman's humanistic philosophy comes alive and the meaning of his poetry is enriched. Rip Torn's portrayal of Whitman is masterful.
Students who have seen "Beautiful Dreamers" have a sense of who Whitman is and are interested in what he has to say. After they have seen this movie, students at all levels have an increased interest in reading and focusing on Whitman's poetry.
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To give you a sense of how our Learning Guides can be used by teachers as lesson plans and by parents to supplement school curriculum or for homeschooling, we have set out below a paragraph from the Learning Guide to Beautiful Dreamers.
Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) originally a printer and journalist, published Leaves of Grass in 1855. He perfected and expanded it throughout his life. Whitman's poetry celebrated democracy, equality, rugged individualism, and erotic love. Many of his subjects and much of his philosophy were radical for his time. His books were banned in some locations.
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