Hello, fellow movie fans. I'm Lily Percy and I'll be your guide this week as I talk with Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg about the movie that changed her, Dan in real life. If you haven't seen the movie, don't worry. We're going to talk about everything you need to know to follow along and enjoy the wonder that is Steve Correll.

There are movies that I turn to whenever I feel lonely in my life, whenever I feel like

I need a warm hug, and an actual human is not around, and Dan in Real Life is one of

those movies.

It captures the beauty of people in the very best sense. Written and

directed by Peter Hedges, it stars Steve Correll, who plays this loving father, Dan. He is the Dan

in real life, who is also a columnist and regularly gives advice to people all across the country.

He's accessible, he's warm, he's kind.

He has these three daughters that he's trying to raise

since his wife died a few years back.

He's also heartbroken,

and all of this vulnerability that he carries

is at the surface of Steve Currell's performance.

And then she got sick,

and then she was gone.

And that's taken a while.

We should probably talk about something else.

So you're telling me that you're one of those widowers with three daughters

who praise on unsuspecting women in bookstores?

It seems that would be me.

Been there.

Really?

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