Brides of Christ [VHS]
Starring: Brenda Fricker, Sandy Gore Format: VHS Tape
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Behind the convent walls of Santo Spirito, women pledge their lives and virtue to God. Set in the turbulent 1960s, BRIDES OF CHRIST intertwines the stories of six unforgettable women caught up in the climactic social changes happening all around them. In their struggles they are captured between the old order and the new, between the sacred and the profane. Sister Frances rebels against a sanctimonious bishop, Rosemary defies edicts against sex, and others leave the convent for love and to confront the changing times. Starring Academy Award winner Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot), BRIDES OF CHRIST captures the restless desperation of a reclusive society and their encounters with the outside world.Brides of Christ sounds like a modest miniseries about the lives of nuns in an Australian convent and girls' school in the 1960s. But within that simple summary are astonishing stories, both in the rich personal lives of the nuns and the cultural shifts at work as the Catholic Church struggled to bring itself into the modern age. Over six hourlong episodes, Brides of Christ focuses on six women: Sister Ambrose (Sandy Gore), the Mother Superior of Santo Spirito, whose gentle leadership goes astray when the school hires a male teacher; Sister Agnes (Brenda Fricker, My Left Foot), a conservative nun who resists the modernizing changes dictated by the Vatican; Sister Paul (Lisa Hensley), an uncomplicated but devoted young nun who leaves the sisterhood when she falls in love; Frances (a young Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive, 21 Grams), a student whose parents are undergoing divorce; Rosemary (Kym Wilson), a rebellious girl who fights against the sexual repression of the church; and woven through it all, Sister Catherine (Josephine Byrnes), an independent-thinking nun whose craving for reform puts her at odds with her superiors.
Brides of Christ balances respect and empathy with a critical social perspective, always channeled through these superbly realized women. The smart and deeply felt scripts are given dynamic life by uniformly beautiful performances (also appearing is a pre-stardom Russell Crowe). An absolutely fantastic miniseries that can't be recommended strongly enough. --Bret Fetzer Read more
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