Groundhog Day The Movie, Buddhism and MeGroundhog Day Links and MetalinksYou can check out Groundhog Day at Ifilm or IMDB. IMDB also has a Groundhog Day links table which includes this site. Note that the American Film Institute ranks Groundhog Day No. 34 out of the top 100 movie comedies of all time. There is also a very good page of links at groundhogsday.com, but I think I can add some value with the ones below. Groundhog Day and Buddhism There are numerous articles on the web about the connection between the film and the religion. I have tried to help sort them out. The most comprehensive treatment of this subject still available on line is one I found via About.com's Buddhism page:
Groundhog Day: This one is also somewhat interesting: Riverside Ch'an Meditation Group: This is a moderately well-done analysis: A Buddhist Interpretation of Groundhog Day This is another moderately well-done analysis: Beyond The Movie: Groundhog Day This page is nice enough to point at my essay, as well as several others, which deal with the Buddhist aspects of the film: BrothersJudd.com - Review of Harold Ramis's Groundhog Day While these links are not specifically about just Groundhog Day, both mention the film, along with other films and media depictions of Buddhist themes. Gary G. Gach passed along these links. Dick Dillon's compilation of cinematic interpretations of Buddhism at his portal, buddhism.about.com. And Mauro Sanchez' inimitable Dharmawood. This is the San Francisco Chronicle article that sent me to the Zen Center showing of the film; I have excerpted a quote from Michael Wenger, who introduced Reb Anderson. Buddhism beyond Tibet
Back to the home page of Groundhog Day The Movie, Buddhism and Me Commentary from Prof. Franz Metcalf, (http://mind2mind.net), author of Just Add Buddha and Buddha in your Backpack New York Times Feature Story on Groundhog Day, The Movie Boston Globe Anniversary Appreciation French (Jaques Brel) in the restaurant and Walter Scott (The Wretch) in the Diner Paul Schindler's Blog Comments On Groundhog Day Groundhog Day Links and Metalinks Groundhog Day Script Writer Danny Rubin Groundhog Day Star Bill Murray Groundhog Day Director Harold Ramis New Yorker Profile of Groundhog Day Director Harold Ramis Groundhog Day essay in Stephen Simon's book, The Force Is With You: Mystical Movie Messages That Inspire Our Lives Groundhog Day essay by Mario Sesti in the Museum of Modern Art catalog for, The Hidden God: Film and Faith Groundhog Day by Ryan Gilbey, published by the British Film Institute and the University of California Press. The Italian remake of Groundhog Day .
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