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Priest - DVD

SKU: 3687889 | Release Date: 9/7/1999

Rating: R

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Rating: R
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1994
Length: 98 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Synopsis

A priest is torn between church dogma and his personal beliefs in this British drama. Father Greg (Linus Roache) is a Catholic priest who tends to a parish in Liverpool. Like his superior, Father Matthew (Tom Wilkinson), Father Greg is not dealing well with his vow of celibacy. While Matthew has been discreetly having an affair with his housekeeper, Greg is homosexual, and he occasionally slips out to gay clubs for anonymous encounters with strangers. One night, Father Greg meets a man named Graham (Robert Carlyle) at the bar; when he bumps into him on the street a few days later, he realizes that he's falling in love with him. As Father Greg struggles with his sexual and spiritual identity, he hears a confession from 14-year-old Lisa Unsworth (Christine Tremarco), who tells him that her father has been molesting her. Mr. Unsworth (Robert Pugh) confirms his daughter's allegation during confession, and he tells the priest that he will not stop his incestuous behavior. Should Father Greg violate the seal of the confessional to save Lisa from further abuse? Priest, which opened in America on Good Friday, generated considerable controversy, both with Catholic organizations (who denounced the picture) and the MPAA (the film had to be re-edited to gain an R rating for U.S. release). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Languages/Sound

Eng

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

Dolby Surround Widescreen [1.66:1]

Chapters

Chapter Selection.
0. Chapter Selection.
0. Menu Group #1 with 25 chapter(s) covering 01:37:52
1. Program Start. [:16]
2. Opening Credit. [6:13]
3. Different Convictions. [6:42]
4. Moral Guidance! [6:21]
5. At The Wake. [4:30]
6. Pickup. [5:14]
7. A Chance Encounter. [1:26]
8. In The Confessional. [5:15]
9. Perversion. [5:12]
10. At The Unsworths'. [5:12]
11. Father Greg And Graham. [2:36]
12. At Communion. [3:00]
13. Gethsemane. [4:09]
14. A Prayer Answered. [4:14]
15. Bitter Rage. [2:14]
16. A Suprise Visit. [1:11]
17. Caught In The Act. [3:06]
18. A Desperate Measure. [1:54]
19. Hypocrisy. [2:06]
20. Parting. [4:36]
21. The Trappings Of Power. [3:02]
22. A New Parish. [2:17]
23. A Visit. [6:50]
24. Forgiveness. [7:59]
25. End Credits. [2:05]

Cast

John Bennett - Father Redstone
Robert Carlyle - Graham
Linus Roache - Father Greg
Matyelok Gibbs - Housekeeper
Fred Pearson - Patrick
Robert Pugh - Mr. Unsworth
Lesley Sharp - Mrs. Unsworth
Ray Williams - Boy with Stutter
Jimmy Coleman - Funeral Director
Bill Dean - Altar Boy
James Ellis - Father Ellerton
Cathy Tyson - Maria Kerrigan
Mandy Walsh - Guest at Wake
Tom Wilkinson - Father Matthew
Gilly Coman - Ellie Molloy
Rio Fanning - Bishop
Christine Tremarco - Lisa Unsworth
Kevin Jones - Boy at Beach
Billy Dean - Altar Boy

Crew

Executive Producer: Mark Shivas
Cinematographer: Fred Tammes
Producer: George Faber
Director: Antonia Bird

Priest: AMG Review
Derek Armstrong , AMG

It's easy to see why some knee-jerk Catholic groups opposed Antonia Bird's daring Priest, as it posits violations of two sacred Catholic church beliefs: heterosexuality and the unimpeachable privacy of the confessional. It's the latter that yields a more interesting conundrum for secular viewers, who may not be so shocked by the idea of a homosexual donning the cloth. After all, traditionally, a priest should no sooner violate confidentiality than a doctor or attorney. Either of those professionals would expect to lose the confidence of their clients if they betrayed that vow, so wouldn't a priest who practiced selective interference in the lives of those who depend on his silence deserve equal backlash? However, the promise of secrecy also relegates the priest to unconscionable passivity, which doesn't sit well with Linus Roache's title character either. While his sexual immodesties are clearly meant as the button-pushing issue, flying in the face of both celibacy and heterosexuality, the child molestation issue is the more frustrating, the more universal moral quandary. Bird fashions a captivating character portrait out of these ingredients, even if she's a little too eager to stir up ill will toward Catholics, many of whom are unsympathetic caricatures. Tom Wilkinson and Robert Carlyle submit layered supporting performances. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

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