Archive for January, 2009
January 24, 2009 at 6:10 pm · Posted by Livia · Filed under A Peck on the Cheek, Adoption-themed films, Introduction, Movie Discussions
It was great to watch A Peck on the Cheek with movie group. I hope you’ll use the questions below as starting points for discussion with your friends, family, and our blog community.
How were you affected by the scene where Amudha is told she’s adopted on her 9th birthday?
What did you think of the questions Amudha asked her first mother?
How did you relate, if at all, to any of the characters? What did you learn about the Other?
January 13, 2009 at 2:13 pm · Posted by Livia · Filed under A Peck on the Cheek, Adoption-themed films
Tonight’s movie group flick is A Peck on the Cheek. I watched it this past weekend, and I can tell you that this award-winning drama is more than worth your time. It has an amazing cast and is worth watching just for the performance of actress P.S. Keerthana. She plays the little girl, Amudha, who is told that she is adopted on her ninth birthday. Her reaction to this information and her determination to find her birthmother drive the story forward as she and her family embark on a search in war-torn Sri Lanka. I loved how honest and soul-searching this film is, and I believe you will, too.
Tonight’s movie group is open to adult adoptees only, but this is a film that speaks to all those in the adoption constellation, so I urge everyone to go rent it. (You may want to watch this film with a family member or friend, and definitely make sure to have a box of tissues handy.) Whether you’re watching A Peck on the Cheek at tonight’s movie group or watching it at home, please check back in to join our conversation about this film. (Later during the week, I’ll be posting some questions that you can use as a starting point for your discussions with friends, family, and our blog community here.)
January 5, 2009 at 10:41 pm · Posted by Livia · Filed under Adoption books
The Primal Wound was the first book about adoption that I ever bought.
Previously, I had flipped through some adoption books in stores. While it was eye-opening to finally realize that other people were thinking and writing about the adoptive experience, I probably didn’t get as much as I could’ve out of those books because I was completely hypervigilant. I couldn’t risk someone catching a glimpse of the covers. For so many reasons, I just wasn’t comfortable with strangers knowing that I was reading about being adopted. To be honest, at that time, I wasn’t comfortable with anyone knowing that I was reading about being adopted.
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