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- The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) With one of the most expressive faces in cinema history, Renée Jeanne Falconetti portrays the title martyr during the trial in England that led to her execution.
- Silence (2016) There are no easy answers in Martin Scorsese’s Silence... hardly any answers at all, really, and that’s part of its power. The story follows two Portuguese Jesuit priests who travel to Tokugawa-era Japan in order to search for their missing (or perhaps merely silent) mentor in a time when Christians were violently repressed in the country.
- Calvary (2014) Of all the mentioned films, Calvary is probably the toughest to classify: it has comic elements, both subtle and absurd, as well as deeply tragic ones alongside more thoughtful notes.
- Miracle of Marcelino (1955) Wildly popular in Spain, and successful in the U.S., as well, Miracle of Marcelino dramatizes a Medieval legend involving a coarse orphan abandoned at a monastery.
Nov 23, 2023 · Welcome to the ‘Glorious Heritage’ video series on Catholic Church history. This series covers the whole history of the Catholic Church from its beginning until 1945. It consists of 162...
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Jun 27, 2023 · Since starting Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast in May 2020, we’ve been hosting in-depth discussions of movies from the Vatican’s 1995 list of important films. Now, after three years,...
Mar 2, 2013 · Bells of St. Mary’s. Going My Way. Boys Town. The Left Hand of God. Come to the Stable. The Devil at 4 O’clock. Sister Act. Sister Act: Back in the Habit. The Courage to Love – Life of Sr ...
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Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. Director Roland Joffé Stars Robert De Niro Jeremy Irons Ray McAnally. 3. The Passion of Joan of Arc.
