Django

Of course I’d heard of Django Reinhardt many times, and I’ve heard his style of music in concert from many of our performers. It was nice to have a bit of background story to the struggles he had on his way to fame. Being a Roma during the Second World War put Django in a difficult position; if he didn’t perform as he was told to there would be consequences but if he refused to perform the consequences would be just as serious.

The Divine Order

I always think of Switzerland as being a very modern country but it wasn’t until 1971 that women, through a referendum voted on by only the men, won the right to vote. This movie tells the story of one woman’s fight to gain equality with her husband (she wants to take a job but can’t unless her husband agrees), and the advocacy movement she started in her small town. In the beginning there were only three women willing to stand up to their men, but by the time they decided to go on strike their numbers had ballooned.