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DEVOTION
Oh My God? - A gorgeously filmed documentary that takes us to 23 countries and conveys the diverse paths to God in the world's major religions.
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Oh My God? - A gorgeously filmed documentary that takes us to 23 countries and conveys the diverse paths to God in the world's major religions.
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JUSTICE
The End of Poverty - A hard-hitting documentary that presents the voices and concerns of the poor along with suggested ways out of the gap between the rich and poor.
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The End of Poverty - A hard-hitting documentary that presents the voices and concerns of the poor along with suggested ways out of the gap between the rich and poor.
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LOVE
The Blind Side - A wonderful feel-good fact-based sports story about the gifts of nurturing love and a redefinition of family values.
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The Blind Side - A wonderful feel-good fact-based sports story about the gifts of nurturing love and a redefinition of family values.
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LOVE
Uncertainty - A satisfying romantic drama with two alternate stories and a remarkably fresh and vibrant performance by Lynn Collins.
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Uncertainty - A satisfying romantic drama with two alternate stories and a remarkably fresh and vibrant performance by Lynn Collins.
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PLAY
Pirate Radio - A raucous and robust comedy about a rebellious band of deejays whose love for rock-n-roll spurs them to defy the British government in the late 1960s.
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Pirate Radio - A raucous and robust comedy about a rebellious band of deejays whose love for rock-n-roll spurs them to defy the British government in the late 1960s.
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YEARNING
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Vividly captures and conveys the intense yearning of a teenage girl and her desperate desire for the deep intimacy of love.
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Vividly captures and conveys the intense yearning of a teenage girl and her desperate desire for the deep intimacy of love.
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YEARNING
Mammoth - Focuses on the strong and universal desire of both the rich and the poor for a loving connection with their children and the obstacles which can hinder that intimacy.
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Mammoth - Focuses on the strong and universal desire of both the rich and the poor for a loving connection with their children and the obstacles which can hinder that intimacy.
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YOU
Fantastic Mr. Fox - A delightful and very clever stop-motion animated screen adaptation of a Roald Dahl children's tale about a charming, smart, and cunning fox and his quest to be true to his animal nature.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox - A delightful and very clever stop-motion animated screen adaptation of a Roald Dahl children's tale about a charming, smart, and cunning fox and his quest to be true to his animal nature.
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Recent Releases
ENTHUSIASM
The Maid (La Nana) - A portrait of how an enthusiastic woman brings freshness and novelty into the life of a longtime maid who has sunk into exhaustion and depression.
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The Maid (La Nana) - A portrait of how an enthusiastic woman brings freshness and novelty into the life of a longtime maid who has sunk into exhaustion and depression.
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IMAGINATION
Where the Wild Things Are - A haunting, innovative, and poignant film about childhood that may have you howling with the Wild Things inside and around you.
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Where the Wild Things Are - A haunting, innovative, and poignant film about childhood that may have you howling with the Wild Things inside and around you.
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JUSTICE
Storm - Gives conscience a good name and proves the world needs more women warriors to uphold the cause of justice.
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Storm - Gives conscience a good name and proves the world needs more women warriors to uphold the cause of justice.
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LOVE
New York, I Love You - Eleven short films exploring love, the ties that bind people together, and the manifold mysteries of human
nature.
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New York, I Love You - Eleven short films exploring love, the ties that bind people together, and the manifold mysteries of human
nature.
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LOVE
The Wedding Song - A sensuous, astonishing, and memorable film about the different shades of love in sexuality, friendship, and marriage.
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The Wedding Song - A sensuous, astonishing, and memorable film about the different shades of love in sexuality, friendship, and marriage.
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PEACE
The Men Who Stare at Goats - A quirky and clever movie about the oddball adventures of some psychic spies dedicated to nonlethal combat.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats - A quirky and clever movie about the oddball adventures of some psychic spies dedicated to nonlethal combat.
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SHADOW
The Box - An ethically rich drama about the mystery of not knowing, greed, responsibility, free will, and altruism.
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The Box - An ethically rich drama about the mystery of not knowing, greed, responsibility, free will, and altruism.
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SHADOW
That Evening Sun - An intense and powerful portrait of a stubborn 80-year-old man who is struggling with letting go of his attachment to an idea and to a place he loves.
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That Evening Sun - An intense and powerful portrait of a stubborn 80-year-old man who is struggling with letting go of his attachment to an idea and to a place he loves.
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TRANSFORMATION
Precious - An emotionally poignant film about a degraded and abused African-American teenage girl whose life is turned around by the love and concern of an inspiring teacher and the compassion of others.
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Precious - An emotionally poignant film about a degraded and abused African-American teenage girl whose life is turned around by the love and concern of an inspiring teacher and the compassion of others.
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YOU
Amelia - A biodrama about an extraordinary woman aviatrix who followed her passion and blazed a trail for others to do the same.
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Amelia - A biodrama about an extraordinary woman aviatrix who followed her passion and blazed a trail for others to do the same.
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YOU
Motherhood - Portrays a time-starved mother who is willing to throw herself into parenting but also realizes the need to care for her own soul.
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Motherhood - Portrays a time-starved mother who is willing to throw herself into parenting but also realizes the need to care for her own soul.
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ZEAL
Skin - A powerful and poignant drama set in South Africa about the toxins of racial hatred and the terrible after-effects of the dangerous and destructive passion of zeal.
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Skin - A powerful and poignant drama set in South Africa about the toxins of racial hatred and the terrible after-effects of the dangerous and destructive passion of zeal.
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Spirituality and Film
Befriending Films
The 47th New York Film Festival: Reviews of this annual showcase of the best in international cinema.
Iranian Films Seen from a Spiritual Perspective: Links to our reviews of 29 films from or about Iran giving many windows into everyday life and the people's cares and concerns.
Global Spirit: See our reviews and study suggestions for this 10-part series from LinkTV; many of the programs can be viewed online.
New Directors/New Films Festival - 2009: See our reviews of this annual showcase of very interesting films
The 46th New York Film Festival - 2008: See our reviews of this annual showcase of some of the best films of the year.
Movies about Miracles: See quotes about miracles and our selection of 16 movies about miraculous events in the lives of ordinary people
New Directors/New Films Festival - 2008: See our recommendations for this annual festivals of works that break or recast the cinematic mold.
The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2007: See our reviews of the 10 Best Features, 10 Best Foreign Lanuage Films, 10 Best Documentaries, and 10 More Best Features
The 45th New York Film Festival - 2007: See our reviews.
New Directors/New Films Festival - 2007: See our reviews.
Playing with God: Movies reveal how mere humans respond when God comes calling.
Meditating on The Passion of the Christ: links to our review, a meditation based on the stations of the cross and scenes from the movie, and reviews of 30 books about Jesus.
Joan of Arcadia: our review of the late and very missed series, the most spiritually literate shows ever on TV, plus executive producer Barbara Hall's Ten Commandments of Joan of Arcadia
The Decalogue: Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski's masterpiece: ten one-hour films about the Ten Commandments — now on video/DVD.
Philip Groning:
Director of Into Great Silence
Tim McCanlies:
Director of Secondhand Lions
Bahman Ghobadi:
Director of the Iranian film Turtles Can Fly
• Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion: images from the documentary about the plight of the Tibetan people
• Into Great Silence: the documentary about the Cathusian monks of Grand Chartreuse
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