Classics of Pagan Cinema: Eric O. Scott reviews three classic Disney shorts with mythological themes: “Playful Pan,” “King Neptune,” and “The Goddess of Spring.” Produced between 1930 and 1934, each cartoon represents a different approach to myth and film-making.

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Classics of Pagan Cinema: Three Silly Symphonies

Eric O. Scott reviews three classic Disney shorts with mythological themes: "Playful Pan," "King Neptune," and "The Goddess of Spring." Produced between 1930 and 1934, each cartoon represents a different approach to myth and film-making.

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Classics of Pagan Cinema: “Pagan nonsense, celebrating the feast of Lughnasadh. This is the month of August. The feast of our lady’s assumption into heaven.” Meg Elison returns with a review of the 1998 Irish-American film “Dancing at Lughnasa,” which juxtaposes Catholic misery and Pagan joy.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/08/classics-of-pagan-cinema-dancing-at-lughnasa.html

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Classics of Pagan Cinema: Dancing at Lughnasa

“Pagan nonsense, celebrating the feast of Lughnasadh. This is the month of August. The feast of our lady’s assumption into heaven.” Meg Elison returns with a review of the 1998 Irish-American film "Dancing at Lughnasa," which juxtaposes Catholic misery and Pagan joy.

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