The story focuses on a lonely but gifted conductor, his yearning to create music that will open the heart, a church choir, and its idiosyncratic members who live in a small rural town in northern Sweden.
This movie is a beautiful representation of one man’s search for love and meaning in a seemingly simple life. The dream of creating music that opens the heart is realized in real-time as viewers of this movie recognize the symphony and harmony of the lives of the characters who, themselves, learn to live with open hearts.
Here is a link to a playsheet designed to facilitate contemplative movie watching: As It Is In Heaven Playsheet.
Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert led the Movie Group discussion.