An advertising executive dies in a car accident & wakes in an afterlife where souls are judged in a trial to see if they are worthy of moving on to the next phase of existence when he happens to find and fall in love with his soul mate. Tune in as Chris talks Rip Torn, Conquering Fear, & BMW’s as the LSCE screens the 1991 cerebral comedy “Defending Your Life.” Join us!
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Works Cited:
Alleva, Richard. “Heaven Without Hassles -- Defending Your Life Starring Albert Brooks.” Commonweal. New York: Commonweal Foundation, 1991.
Ebert, Roger. Albert Brooks Defends His Cinematic Life. April 7, 1991. Accessed 11/3/2021. https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/albert-brooks-defends-his-cinematic-life
Johnson, Brian D. “A Trip to Club Dead -- Defending Your Life Directed by Albert Brooks.” Maclean’s. Toronto: St. Joseph Communications, 1991.
https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1991/4/1/a-trip-to-club-dead
Kauffmann, Stanley. “Fantasies -- Defending Your Life Directed by Albert Brooks / Paris Is Burning Directed by Jennie Livingston.” The New Republic. Washington: New Republic, 1991.
https://www.proquest.com/docview/212842776?pq-origsite=primo&accountid=11578
Olsen, Mark. Defending Your Life at 30. Why Albert Books’ view of afterlife bureaucracy Endures. Los Angeles Times. March 30th, 2021. Accessed 11/4/21. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-03-30/albert-brooks-rerelease-defending-your-life-meryl-streep
Wood, Jennifer. ‘Defending You Life’ at 25: Albert Brooks on Making a Comedy Classic. Rolling Stone. March 22, 2016. Accessed 11/4/21. https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/defending-your-life-at-25-albert-brooks-on-making-a-comedy-classic-178596/