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Aug 1, 2014 · Each scene tackles a particular variation on the movie’s theme, which is the earning of forgiveness, and whether taking what’s said to be the right action is sufficient to do so. Gleeson’s performance is magnificent; sharp, compassionate, bemused, never not intellectually active.
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An honest and good-hearted priest (Brendan Gleeson) wrestles with a cynical, spiteful community after he receives a death threat from an unknown parishioner. Rent Calvary on Fandango at Home ...
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- John Michael Mcdonagh
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- Brendan Gleeson
Apr 11, 2014 · Calvary: Directed by John Michael McDonagh. With Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen. After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- John Michael McDonagh
- 2014-04-11
Jan 20, 2014 · Grounded by a performance of monumental soul from Gleeson as a tough-minded Irish priest marked for death by one of his parishioners, the film offers a mordantly funny survey of small-town...
Calvary received positive reviews from critics and has a score of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 158 reviews with an average rating of 7.6/10. The critical consensus states "Led by a brilliant performance from Brendan Gleeson, Calvary tackles weighty issues with humour, intelligence, and sensitivity." [ 17]
Aug 1, 2014 · Ireland's barrel-chested force of nature Brendan Gleeson plays a priest who has a date with murder in Calvary, John Michael McDonagh's comic but darkly existential detective story.
Jul 31, 2014 · Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Drama. R. 1h 42m. By Manohla Dargis. July 31, 2014. The Anglo-Irish writer and director John Michael McDonagh opens his cold, mordantly funny murder mystery,...
