Dorian Paskowitz is a successfull doctor with a promising future. He becomes disilusioned with his life when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him. A second marriage also ends in divorce. This sets him on a quest for the meaning of life. What he decides is that happiness and health are not dependent on wealth but in living a life free of the pressures of modern day society.
I’ll be doing a live radio show this Sunday August 24 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT. Joining me on the program will be former captain Balset DeWitt and John Barber, who was a crew chief aboard one of the marine helicopters.
It’s always interesting when you get a chance to see two films on the same subject. In this case I’m referring to the films Chapter 27 and The Killing of John Lennon. Both films are about the killing of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. Both films use the same source material.
The access that Eleanor had to Francis gives this film an edge over similar making of films. You get to see and hear Francis as he struggles with the many obstacles facing him: finances, politics, logistics, etc. I didn’t know, for example, that Francis had his own assets at risk should the film flop.
The film covers the three days leading up to the murder. Voice over narration is used to convey Chapman’s internal dialogue. It works in this film which is about a solitary man with delusions and paranoia.
Here is a picture taken climbing out over Florida. I call this one Sunset at 26,000 feet. To get a high resolution copy, click on the image then right click on the larger image to save.