Film and Discussion: Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory is a 1957 film, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas. It is set on the western front of World War I. In the movie, the French army orders its soldier to engage in an impossible attack. When the attack fails, the French bureaucrats try to save face by punishing three randomly selected soldiers as an example. Kirk Douglas plays the military lawyer assigned to defend them.

After the screening, Rene Patnode will lead a discussion.

While the movie does not explicitly deal with Christian themes, it has a lot to offer as a look at atonement, particularly with respect to a corporate body. In this regard it relates to themes present in the Old Testament book of Nehemiah, among others.