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EPISODE · Nov 6, 2025 · 1H 29M

Revisiting Malick's A Hidden Life (2019)

from Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast · host Thomas V. Mirus, James T. Majewski

James, Thomas, and Nathan Douglas conclude their journey through Terrence Malick's filmography (thus far) with a discussion of the film that introduced him to many Catholics: A Hidden Life, about the Austrian martyr Blessed Franz Jägerstätter, who was killed for refusing to swear loyalty to Hitler. Coming after Malick's avant-garde phase of the Weightless Trilogy, A Hidden Life is a more conventional narrative but retains much of the stylistic and formal development of his past few films. Links Original episode on A Hidden Life https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-58-hidden-life-film-review-w-james-majewski/  New Polity podcast on Bl. Franz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD04XvxBLkE  SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter: https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters DONATE to keep this podcast going: https://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio  Music is The Duskwhales, "Take It Back", used with permission. https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com

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