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RE: Christian movies you actually like
November 29, 2021 at 12:46 am
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I’m not sure how we’re defining Christian Movie, but I’d say the films of Robert Bresson and Andrew Tarkovsky would be a good place to start. Also a few films about Jesus like King of Kings, Last Temptation of Christ and The Gospel According to Matthew. Or The Decalogue, of we’re counting miniseries as a movie.
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RE: Christian movies you actually like
November 29, 2021 at 12:25 pm
I enjoyed Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell.
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RE: Christian movies you actually like
December 9, 2021 at 5:23 pm
That new movie "Spencer" looks like it could become a decent Christmas movie.
Also, the new movie "Benedetta" is a very good take about the life of nuns. It gives a more realistic take on it.
Like this scene in which the mother superior explains to some random woman why she can't be a nun.
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RE: Christian movies you actually like
December 9, 2021 at 5:28 pm
A true blue Xian movie I actually enjoyed:
2 Days ago: "The Keys To The kingdom" (1940) stars Gregory Peck as a Catholic missionary in China in the early twentieth century. A stunning supporting cast. I would have liked to have seen more Chinese actors.
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RE: Christian movies you actually like
December 9, 2021 at 7:16 pm
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RE: Christian movies you actually like
December 9, 2021 at 7:35 pm
(November 29, 2021 at 6:54 am)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote: (November 28, 2021 at 8:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: ‘The Bishop’s Wife’, the 1947 version with Cary Grant and Loretta Young.
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M'kay. Add Ryan's Daughter and The Quiet Man. No Irish stereotype was omitted. It's in context of the times, but still scary to realise the power held by the parish priest. That was done in both films. It was Trevor Howard in Ryan's daughter and Ward Bond in The Quiet Man. I still love The Quiet Man because it has Maureen O'Hara, a magnificent specimen of titian haired Irish beauty. ( do they still say "colleen" for an Irish Girl?) The film was shot in the Republic Of Ireland. Together the two films show the less charming truth of priests in Ireland. Mercifully, I understand times have changed.
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RE: Christian movies you actually like
December 9, 2021 at 7:38 pm
Can't think of any.
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