Having marked its thirty-second anniversary this year on June 11 (“Life moves pretty fast,” as Ferris himself might say), John Hughes’ 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off celebrates the idea of breaking from the demanding everyday world to embrace a liberating temporary carnival.
Amphora: Cult Classic: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Euripides’ Bacchae, and Echoes of Dionysus in Chicago
By Wells Hansen | July 23, 2018