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was having a long run in Amsterdam and which he wrote about in the last issue of Focus.
Similarities
It is appropriate that the Catholic centre of the “seventh art” should have its headquarters in Amsterdam. I, of course, paid a visit to our opposite numbers who occupy rooms overlooking one of the canals. In many respects this Catholic film centre reminded me of our Catholic Film Institute in Victoria St., S.W. There are two rooms, one in which typists surrounded by Catholic Film stuff operate, and another where Dr. Peters, the director, and his assistants, a priest and layman, organise the centre’s apostolate.
Dr. Peters made me very welcome. He is a most pleasant man to talk with, has charming manners and talks about the cinema, particularly from the Catholic point of view in an attractive and constructive way. Over a cup of tea we talked about the Catholic Film Apostolate in Holland.
The Dutch Catholic Film Centre has the same sense of vocation as our Institute and does much the same sort of work . . . encourages film
appreciation, film criticism, film discussion ; gives lectures up and down the country, publishes a magazine and offers service to all and sundry; it is not supported by Catholics as it deserves and it suffers the same disappointments,
frustrations as we do; like ourselves it is poor and lives by faith, hope and charity.
But the Catholic Film Centre in Amsterdam is much more fortunate than we are inasmuch as it is financially supported by the hierarchy. “If we weren’t,” said Dr. Peters, “it would be impossible to carry on.” The Catholic Film Institute in Victoria St. is not financially supported by the hierarchy or any other archy, which makes it almost impossible to carry on. Perhaps some readers who alight on this article will form an oligarchy and think out some system whereby our Institute will be released from its financial burden.
Correspondence Film Course
I was interested to hear from Dr. Peters that his centre organises a correspondence course in film criticism and appreciation. One hundred members subscribe to this course, which is prepared by the Augustinian Fathers who specialise in such work.
It is interesting to record that the name of the late Dr. Andrew Buchanan is revered at the Dutch Catholic Film Centre. His writings have an affectionate place on their shelves and are much used. Readers of Focus will be pleased to hear that our Dutch friends think kindly and highly of Focus; all back numbers are neatly filed ; they look forward to its publication each month and they wish it much success.