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| Daens.
134 minutes. |
Daens tells the powerful story of one man's courage to defend his beliefs. Then Father Deans spoke out against the miserable working conditions in the factories he found himself in a head-to- head battle with church officials, businessmen and the monarchy - all trying to destroy his reputation. Daens, once elected to Parliament to represent the workers, risked everything to succeed. French with English. |
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Diary
of a Country Priest. |
Based on the novel by George Bernanos, this is a thoroughly luminous tale of a young, idealistic priest who is faced with an apathetic and sometimes hostile rural congregation. The challenges of living a life of the spirit in the material world are vividly conveyed. Filmed in 1951, Diary of a Country Priest won 8 international awards, including the Grand Prize at both the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. Difficult to find and rarely shown, the film achieves a depth of human understanding rare in cinema today. |
| Doing Time, Doing Vipassana. 1998. 52 minutes. | This is the story of how hope came to one of the most notorious prisons in the world-Tihar jail in New Delhi. It is the story of India's first woman Inspector General of Prisons, Kiran Bedi, and how she dared to fight for genuine rehabilitation of the thousands under her care. But most importantly, it is the story of the prisoners themselves, and the profound transformations they underwent through the practice of Vipassana meditation. This ancient technique, now traveling beyond Indian borders, is presently being implemented in prisons around the U.S. and Taiwan, with dramatic results. Golden Spire Award Winner - 1998 San Francisco International Film Festival. Finalist Award 1998 - New York Film Festival. |
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