Saving Grace B. Jones - DVD

Director Robert M. Young (Alambrista!, Caught, Dominick and Eugene) skillfully brings Celia Gittleson's novel to life in Saving Grace, a touching drama celebrated for it's poignancy and comedic subtlety. Tom Conti (Oppenheimer, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Reuben, Reuben) stars as the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, a down-to-earth man torn between the bureaucratic duties of his position and his longing to reconnect with real people one-on-one. When Leo accidentally locks himself out of the Vatican, he seizes the opportunity to flee for the Italian countryside, but trouble is not far behind. Edward James Olmos (Stand and Deliver, TV's Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner), Giancarlo Giannini (Quantum of Solace, Man on Fire, Love & Anarchy), Fernando Rey (The French Connection, Tristina, Viridiana), and Erland Josephson (The Sacrifice, Fanny and Alexander, Cries & Whispers) round out the supporting cast.

A sudden tragic accident leaves Madeline Matheson's unborn aby lifeless inside her. Madeline remains determined to carry the stillborn baby to term, where she miraculously wills the delivered corpse into life.

Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. In a packed theater, in front of the expectant audience, Tom finds a message written on the score 'Play one wrong note and you die'. Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing.