The Magic Never Ends - The Life and Work of C.S. Lewis @ richardeward.com

The Magic Never Ends - The Life and Work of C.S. Lewis
from Crouse Entertainment Group/The Duncan Group
starring Ben Kingsley

Features:

• Color
• DVD-Video
• NTSC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Perhaps the Perfect C.S. Lewis Documentary
  The beauty of the Oxford campus and the natural wildness of the English countryside is captured in especially warm images. This documentary goes into more details and shows C.S. Lewis' home on a sunny day with a garden in full bloom. The camera sweeps across Oxford, showing statues, focusing in on the detailing on iron gates and shows people wandering about on Addison's walk.
  Within the story of his life, Lewis Scholars present their ideas about his life and give glowing testimonials of his work. They... more info

• One of the best!
  I saw this last night on PBS and was very pleased with the presentation. I was almost afraid to watch as I am used to seeing the courage and faith and humanity of well known people debunked (probably in an effort to make the documentary more interesting) but it didn't happen here. Even the wild speculation about a possible intimate relationship between Lewis and Mrs. Moor was handled as it probably is (the usual spontaneous curiousity that springs into the mind when unmarried and unrelated individuals of... more info

• A "must have" for Lewis buffs (and addicts)!
  I really loved this documentary. Not only do you get to see where Lewis lived, played, wrote and worked, but you get a real sense of the mood of the era. Coupled with very professional production, there are great interviews of folks who studied with Lewis, knew him from other venues or were otherwise profoundly shaped by his works. Each interview sheds light on the value of Lewis for both his own age and ours, and why he gains more respect and readers each year.
  Regarding the review about the worship... more info

• A Nice Overview of C.S. Lewis' Life and Works
  This DVD works best as an introduction and/or a dialogue about C.S. Lewis' life and influence, particularly within the Christian context. C.S. Lewis experts, many of whom are from Wheaton College, discuss Lewis' relationship with Mrs. Moore, the influence of his colleagues like Tolkien, and Lewis' profound effect and affect on Christian thought through his writings and lectures.
  Some of the dialogue is really of little use like speculating about his relationship with Mrs. Moore, for the relationship is... more info

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