Reel Talk Movie Discussion: First Reformed (R)

Reverend Ernst Toller is a solitary parish pastor at a small church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. The church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life.

When a pregnant parishioner asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past, and equally despairing future. From writer-director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) comes a gripping drama about a crisis of faith that is at once personal, political, and planetary.

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. 

This discussion is free and open to all. Register below or call 224-543-1485. Email address required; you will receive an invitation with instructions on how to log in to the online discussion.

Before the discussion, watch the movie on Kanopy, Hoopla, or check it out from the library.
(Vernon Area Library card required).