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Search our database of more than 4,500 film reviews. We have been discovering spiritual meanings in movies for nearly four decades. The Most Spiritually Literate Films of: |
Latest Film ReleasesClick here to see our reviews from New Directors/New Films - 2012 Click here to see our choice of The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2011
PEACE
Where Do We Go Now? - An inventive Lebanese film about the creative efforts of Christian and Muslim women in a small village to create peace and end religious hatred.
QUESTING
Small, Beautifully Moving Parts - An intimate and well-acted drama about the technological tools in our lives and the quest of a young pregnant woman to reconcile with her long estranged mother.
SHADOW
Elena - A Russian domestic thriller set in Moscow where the gap between the rich and the poor has grown into an abyss.
SHADOW
Last Call at the Oasis - A tour de force documentary about the water crisis in America and the varied and sometimes shocking responses to it.
TRANSFORMATION
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - A top-drawer dramady about a band of English retirees in India and the challenges and transformations they undergo.
YEARNING
I Wish - A charming and inventive Japanese movie about wishes, questing, friendship, sibling solidarity, and the wonderful support of grandparents when we need them the most. Recent Releases
JUSTICE
Inventing Our Life - An ethically rich and bold documentary on the 100 year old kibbutz movement in Israel.
KINDNESS
Bernie - An inventive drama about a gregarious assistant funeral director in a small Texas town where he is widely cherished.
LOVE
Darling Companion - A Lawrence-Kasdan directed dramody about how a lost dog helps a long-married couple find their way back to each other.
LOVE
The Five-Year Engagement - A comedy about the struggle of two people in love to keep their relationship alive as a work-in-progress.
LOVE
Goodbye First Love - A fine and fluid French drama about the enchantments of first love and the challenges of moving beyond it despite its beauty and meaning.
MEANING
Marley - An astonishing documentary charting the life and legacies of reggae superstar Bob Marley.
NURTURING
Chimpanzee - A touching documentary about a nurturing male chimpanzee who adopts an orphan chimp.
YEARNING
Elles - An emotionally rich and nuanced performance by Juliette Binoche as a woman journalist experiencing a sexual crisis. Spiritual perspectives on films now in theaters. |
How do you find spirituality in today's films? How can you make watching a film into a spiritual experience? Frederic and Mary Ann share their trade secrets. Spirituality and Film Befriending Films Films for Black History Month: The spiritual perspectives of the 50 best films about African-Americans. 10 Spiritual Takes on Downton Abbey: How this television miniseries reveals us to ourselves. Apes and Other Animals: See a collection of curated content for reframing our perceptions, attitudes, and actions to our fellow inhabitants of planet Earth. Global Spirit: See our reviews and study suggestions for this 10-part series from LinkTV; many of the programs can be viewed online. Also, see the archive of live chats with guests on the series. 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. Movies about Miracles: See quotes about miracles and our selection of 16 movies about miraculous events in the lives of ordinary people 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 is now on video/DVD. Lixin Fan: Director of Last Train Home Amir Bar-Lev: Director of The Tillman Story 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 • Films about Racism in America and the courageous people who have stood against it. |
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