Please join us in the church lounge on Friday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m for a pot luck dinner and discussion of "The Soloist" (see trailer below.)
"The Soloist" is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a musical prodigy who develops schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard School. Ayers becomes homeless and plays a two-stringed violin in the streets of downtown Los Angeles. One day Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), an LA Times Columnist, meets Nathanial and decides to write a newspaper column for the Los Angeles Times about Nathaniel Ayers and his homelessness. An old woman takes sympathy and sends Steve a cello for Nathaniel to play. In attempting to help Ayers, Lopez is forced to grapple personally with the complex issues and frustrations surrounding the thousands of mentally ill who are homeless on the streets of L.A.
Note that persons attending the discussion are asked to view the movie before the discussion night. We have two DVDs of this movie currently in circulation and copies are readily available at rental stores. If you wish to review one of the church's copies please sign up at Coffee Hour at church on Sundays.
