The Importance of a Hidden Life

A Hidden Life is about Franz Yeagerstater, a devout Catholic who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. A critic confesses that his incoprehension of Franz' motives may be related to his personal preference for historical and political insight over matters of art and spirit. But what of the capacity to appreciate the relevance of Nazism to our own time? That's inseparable from our willingness to attend seriously to matters of Art and Spirit.