Rustin Kaufmann

Rustin Kaufmann is an optometrist and Sunday School teacher in Rexburg, Idaho.

The Graduate | Mike Nichols, dir., The Graduate

This is a very disturbing film. Members of the Church ought to be warned to avoid it and to keep their children away from it. Its philosophy is “loaded”! It assumes that the immoral is…

The Godfather | Francis Ford Coppola, dir., The Godfather

Articles/Essays – Volume 07, No. 1

I drove to the city to see “The Godfather.” I worried about it because it had an “R” rating. By way of comparison, “The Graduate” is now rated only “PG,” despite those lurid bed scenes with Mrs. Robinson, and the frequent taking of the Lord’s name in vain. So because “The Godfather” was rated “R,” I expected the worst. Half way to Idaho Falls, I nearly turned back. But now I can report to you that “The Godfather” is not deserving of its “R” rating. It’s relatively clean.