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| Abraham (1994) Starring: Richard Harris; directed by Joseph Sargent. A dramatization of the life of Abraham, the most tested servant of God, from his quest for the Promised Land to the sacrifice of his son. ASIN: 6303257828 |
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| Jesus of Nazareth (1977) Set of 3 videotapes (total 6 hours, 22 minutes). A vivid, accurate portrayal of the life of Christ. All-star cast, directed by Franco Zeffirelli . ASIN: 6302643627 |
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| Jesus (2000) Beginning with an adult Jesus, who works with his father as a carpenter, the program traces his life and death through resurrection. The strong supporting cast, including Jacqueline Bisset as Mary, Gary Oldman as Pontius Pilate, and Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene, lends to the credibility of the [CBS] miniseries. This is a satisfying retelling of the life of Jesus and will please those who want new ways to explore biblical stories, as Jesus not only reinforces the ideals of the New Testament but shows Jesus as a complex individual. --Jenny Brown ASIN: 1573629235 |
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| Mary of Nazareth (1996) Set of 2 videotapes (115 minutes) From the acclaimed French film director Jean Delannoy comes this beautiful drama about Our Lady that traces her life as the blessed mother of Jesus, the wife of the humble carpenter Joseph, and an inspiring symbol of faith. ASIN: 6304185928 |
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| Jesus: The New Way (1998)With British scholar Dr. Tom Wright, who uncovers fascinating backgrounds from the first-century world of Jesus and shows how he was indeed "a new way." Number of tapes: 2 ASIN: 1563642646 | |
| The Book of Acts (1996) -- Visual Bible: The physician Luke's story of danger, struggle, and triumph that marks the birth of the Christian Church. ASIN: 6304239173 | |
| Matthew (1996) -- Visual Bible: A feature-length dramatization of Matthew's experiences as one of Christ's Apostles, from the birth of Christ through his ultimate sacrifice. Produced by the International Bible Society. ASIN: 6304239157 | |
| St. John in Exile (1996) The year is 96 A.D. Thousands of Christians have been killed. John, the last living of Jesus' 12 disciples is 86 years old. Confined to a cave on Patmos, he refuses to surrender. ASIN: 1563712962 | |
| Peter & Paul (1981) Anthony Hopkins and an exceptional cast in the well-researched story of the early Christian church from Acts and Paul's epistles. ASIN: 1563641844 | |
| Paul the Emissary (1998) -- Fast-paced saga providing authentic feeling for the world in which Paul lived and the opposition he continually faced. Helps us grasp why Paul made such an impact on the world. ASIN: 1563642611 | |
| Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1973) Starring: Graham Faulkner. Director: Franco Zeffirelli. Beautiful and harmonious movie about the life of St. Francis of Assisi who renounced the wealth of his family and led a life of utter simplicity. Music composed and performed by Donovan. ASIN: 6300216349 |
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| Black Robe (1991) Starring: August Schellenberg. Director: Bruce Beresford. A 17th-century Jesuit priest arrives at a rugged outpost in Northern Québec. His faith and courage tested, he comes to understand and respect the people he came to convert. ASIN: 6302336546 Spanish version -- ASIN: 6302782988 |
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| The Mission (1986) Starring: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons. Director: Roland Joffe A man of the sword and a man of the cloth, both Jesuit missionaries, defy the colonial forces of mighty Spain and Portugal as they attempt to save an Indian tribe in mid-18th Century South America from slavery. ASIN: 630027120X |  |
| Monsieur Vincent (1947) - English language edition, dubbed - Starring: Pierre Fresney; directed by Maurice Cloche. Biography of the life of St. Vincent de Paul and his struggles to combat poverty and sickness among the impoverished in 17th century France. ASIN: 6303184146 | |
| The Scarlet and the Black (1983) Starring: Gregory Peck and Christopher Plummer; directed by Jerry London. The thrilling true story of an Irish priest at the Vatican who organizes an underground network in Rome to hide the Jews and others from the Nazis during World War II. ASIN: 630264366X |
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| The Assisi Underground (1984) Starring: Ben Cross, James Mason, Irene Papas, Maximilian Schell; directed by Alexander Ramati. Members of the Catholic church struggle to save several hundred Italian Jews from Nazi execution following the German occupation of Italy. ASIN: 6301966627 |
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| Au revoir, les enfants (1990) The long shadow of Malle's autobiographical memoir of occupied France continues to fall heavily across subsequent representations of World War II, boarding school, and male adolescence--in fact, it would be difficult to identify a recent film that addresses these concerns and does not, in some substantial way, echo Au Revoir Les Enfants. The straightforward, unsentimental, gutsy Enfants finds its 12-year-old protagonist, Julien Quentin, sheltered from the conflict in a Catholic school. His classmate Jean, a new arrival, becomes first a competitor, then a beloved friend. Jean, however, hides a secret from his classmates and the Gestapo; evenly, subtly, Malle creates an atmosphere of hovering and inescapable danger. It won't take you more than a few frames to guess Jean's "secret," and many of the plot points here are too telescoped. Nevertheless, the plainspoken courage with which Malle tells his story remains wholly engrossing. The cinematography here is masterful and drunk with childlike wonder, alternating claustrophobic, wood-paneled church interiors with vivid, occasionally frightening outdoor vistas. And never is it more affecting than in the chilling scene where Justin gets lost in the woods during a seemingly innocent game of capture-the-treasure; trees and rocks flash by the running boy with an austere, impersonal beauty. Winner of seven Cesars (the French Oscars) in 1987, including Best Picture. It's in French, with subtitles; but don't let that scare you away. --Miles Bethany ASIN: 630121613X |
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| Les Misérables (1996) Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Michel Boujenah. Directed by Claude Lelouch. Henri Fortin is poor and illiterate former boxer. Ziman is rich Jewish lawyer from Paris. During WWII they meet when Fortin agrees to drive Ziman's family to Switzerland. Intrigued by Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables, Fortin asks the Zimans to read that book to him during the travel. Before the end of movie every main character would see his character in situations similar to those in Hugo's novel. ASIN: B0000506AE |
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| Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) A dramatization of the life of a possible candidate for canonization. After living as a young boheme in 1930's New York -- replete with heavy drinking, chain-smoking, sexual promiscuity, and unconventional activism -- Dorothy Day yearns for a deeper meaning in life. She discovers God and a greater fulfillment in aiding the poor by opening the Houses of Hospitality in the Lower East Side and founding the Catholic Workers Movement. A light biopic heavy on inspiration. ASIN: 0790732416 |
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| The Spitfire Grill (1996) Starring: Ellen Burstyn and Alison Elliott; directed by Lee David Zlotoff. The moving story of a young woman seeking a second chance in life after a stint in prison. (viewer discretion advised: language) ASIN: 6304369336 |
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| Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997) Starring: Geraldine Chaplin Film about the tiny woman from Albania that captured the hearts and minds of the world with her humanitarian work in the slums of Calcutta. Premiered on the Family Channel. ASIN: 6304684681 |
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| Romero (1989) with Raul Julia ASIN: 6301589068 Spanish language version ASIN: B0000066UF |
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| Don Bosco -- Starring: Gian Pablo Rosmino. The popular saint of Turin, blessed with a wonderful, overcomes great obstacles to help children of the streets find a better life. ASIN: 630344251X | |
| Dead Man Walking (1995) Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn play the leads in this film superbly adapted by Tim Robbins from the book by Sister Helen Prejean. Both sides of the death penalty issue are examined. ASIN: 6304068441 | |
| Sex & Love: What's a Teenager to Do? (1995) Mary Beth Bonacci talks to teens about the "do's" of active chastity. ASIN: 630389125X | |
| Sex, Love and Relationships (1998) Straight talk with Pam Stenzel -- 55-minute abridged version of a series about practical choices every teenager must face. Recorded at St. Monica's High School. ASIN: 1563642808 | |
| Sister Wendy's
Story of Painting - Set (1997) Number of tapes: 5 -- Early Art, The Renaissance, Baroque to Romanticism, The AGe of Revolution, and Modernism. Sister Wendy brings life to the paintings and their world. ASIN: 6304563795 |
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| Holy Rosary: Holy Father in Prayer -- ASIN: 6304490895 | |
| Steps into the Holy Land -- Retrace the footsteps of Jesus. ASIN: 6303316158 | |
| Jesus: Who Do Men Say that I Am? (1994) -- Intringuing investigations with everyday people and leading Bible scholars reveal some refreshing and often startling answers. ASIN: 6303968856 | |
| Inside the Vatican (1995) Starring: Sir Peter Ustinov Number of tapes: 4 -- Using costumed actors to portray the historical characters from ancient Rome to Luther and beyond, this video brings to life the fascinating stories of the Vatican and St. Peters in Rome. Add to that the beautiful photography . . . a must for any history buff, especially those interested in Christian history. Here, truth is truly stranger--and just as interesting--as fiction. ASIN: 6303421105 | |
| Keys of the Kingdom -- Scottish priest, played by Gregory Peck, goes to China as a missionary in this 1944 adaptation of the novel by A.J. Cronin. ASIN: 6301628616 |
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| Going My Way (1944) - Starring: Bing Crosby. Director: Leo McCarey. Heartwarming story of Father O'Malley who is sent to help Father Fitzgibbon in mortgage ridden parish. ASIN: 6300181545 |
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| Bells of St. Mary's (Special Edition) (1945) Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman team up to save St. Mary's from closing. ASIN: 6302841992 |
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| I Confess
(1953) Starring: Montgomery Clift. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. A
compelling, starkly photographed Hitchcock drama about a priest who hears a confession
from a murderer, and later finds himself accused of the crime. He is then torn between his
vows of silence, and his need to clear himself of the charge. ASIN: 6300268594 |
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| The Miracle of Marcelino (1955) - English subtitles - Starring: Fernando Rey. Director: Ladislao Vajda. This tale of a lonely orphan boy whose curiosity about the forbidden attic changes both his life and that of the monks who have raised him. Based on Jose M. Sanchez Silva's novel. ASIN: 6303593992 |
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| Prisoner (1955) Starring: Alec Guinness. Grim account of interrogation and courtroom grilling of an outspoken Cardinal by a psychologist in an iron curtain country. ASIN: 6302801168 |
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| The Miracle
(1959) Carroll Baker, Director: Irving Rapper. Two would-be lovers witness a beatific vision in 1810's Spain. ASIN: 6302842468 |
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| Lilies of the Field (1963) Starring: Sidney Poitier. Director: Ralph Nelson. A pragmatic American army veteran is convinced to help a group of East German nuns build a chapel in New Mexico. Poitier became the first black man to win an Academy Award for his role. ASIN: 6304429150 |
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| The Agony and
the Ecstacy (1965) Starring: Charlton Heston. Director: Carol Reed
The life of Michelangelo and his artistic conflicts with Pope Julius II are highlighted in
this epic production loosely based on the Irving Stone novel. ASIN: 6301628667 |
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| The Sound of Music (1965) Starring: Julie Andrews. Based on the true story of the von Trapp Family Singers, this classical musical is set amidst the splendor of Austria's alps. It chronicles a young governess' budding romance with her employer and the family's daring flight from Nazi rule. ASIN: 6304117752 |
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| In This House of Brede (1975) Starring: Diana Rigg. A London businesswoman, after losing her husband and a daughter in a tragic accident, leaves the world and becomes a Benedictine nun at Brede Abbey. ASIN: 6305067333 | |
| Chariots of Fire (1981) Starring: Ian Charleson. Director: Hugh Hudson. This Academy Award-winning film was based on a true story. A pair of British athletes train for and compete in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. One, a devout Christian, sees victory as a testament to the glory of God, while the other, a Jew, sees victory as a challenge to anti-Semitism. ASIN: 6300271498 |
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| Jean de Florette -- Adapted from the story by Marcel Pagnol about the plot of a greedy farmer and his simple-minded nephew to get their neighbors to sell them their land. Beautifully filmed, rich in detail. In French with English subtitles. ASIN: 0792899229 |
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| Manon of the Spring -- Sequel to Jean de Florette. Little Manon (from the first story) has grown up. A beautiful shepherdess, she seeks to avenge her father's death. Conclusion is surprising. In French with English subtitles. ASIN: 0792899202 |
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| Legends of Ireland -- Boxed Set (1998) Number of tapes: 3 The story of how St. Patrick -- born a slave -- came to do God's work. Retraces steps of Brendan the Navigator. ASIN: 1569382115 |
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| As Time Goes By - Reunion Series -- Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer. Lionel and Jean were lovers many years ago at the time of the Korean War. They are separated by a misunderstanding but meet again by chance when Lionel needs a secretary from Jean's firm. He takes her daughter, Judy, out on a date and discovers she is Jean's daughter. The two reunite and fall back in love. ASIN: B000CDSS22 |
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| Story of Joseph -- From the land of Caanan ot the Pharoah's palace in Egypt, Joseph lives by the word of his father Jacob. Narrated by Florence Henderson, this story of love and family bonds will warm the hearts of children. ASIN: 0307143627 |
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| Good Samaritan (1998) -- Animated version of the famous story told by Jesus that will teach children the true meaning of helping others. ASIN: 1573307343 |
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| The Lion, the Witch & The Wardrobe -- Set of two tapes starring: Kellerman, Perry, et al. Mix of acting and animation to tell the C.S. Lewis allegory. The death and resurrection of Aslan the Lion invite comparison with Biblical account of Christ's death and resurrection. ASIN: 6304160119 | |
| Michael the Visitor -- Animated, Color. Simon, a poor shoemaker, discovers a young man named Michael alone by the side of the road. He brings the youth home for food and shelter. Michael becomes Simon's assistant and strengthens his faith. It turns out that Michael is an angel. ASIN: 6304039964 | |
| Wallace & Gromit -- Set of 3 videotapes (each 30 minutes) featuring claymation characters to delight young and old. The three tapes are: A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave. ASIN: 6304179030 |
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