Yesterday's Outing
My life has seemed a little constricted the past few days, so I decided it was time for an outing. The Grand Cinema has a film series every Tuesday, featuring films that probably wouldn't draw a large enough audience for a week-long run, but that have artistic merit. This week's offering was The King's Choice. Norway's King Haakon VII was faced with a choice when the Germans invaded Norway in 1940 -- he could make a unilateral decision to accede to Germany's demands that the Norwegians not resist their occupation (likely saving thousands of lives) and accept a puppet government that had ousted the duly elected one or he could honor the country's constitution by refusing to negotiate, saying only the Norwegian people could make such an important decision. An interesting film covering historical events about which I knew little. After that viewing, I took a little detour before going home (and picki...
