tinytherese Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 There's one movie that I think does a great job of promoting vocations. It's called, "Therese" which came out a couple of years ago. This is the story of St. Therese the Little Flower. The journey she takes to her vocation to be a Carmelite Nun and living her life at the monastery is inspiring! We see her struggles and triumphs or should I say God's triumphs in her. Feel free to suggest any other movies that help promote vocations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJames Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 (edited) ok then ill take up that challenge.. [b]"Bernadette: Her vision became a legend[/b]." [img]http://www.snows.org/storefront/images/19917bernadettedvd.jpg[/img] From Jean Delannoy, one of France's foremost filmmakers, comes this top quality feature film production of the story of St. Bernadette and the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes in the year 1858. Actress Sydney Penny gives a beautiful performance as Bernadette, and the rest of the cast is equally superb. Also stars Roland Lesaffre and Michelle Simonnet. It is highly recommended by the Vatican as a "sensitive portrayal of a very moving story that deserves a wide audience." Shot on location in France with outstanding cinematography and a beautiful music score, this is the film that was chosen to be shown daily at the shrine in Lourdes. A thrilling story of spiritual conviction and the Inspirational power of faith. [img]http://www.snows.org/storefront/images/19992bernadettedvd.jpg[/img] and Dvd [b]"The Passion of Bernadette"[/b] Following up the acclaimed best-selling movie, Bernadette, the story of the apparitions of Our Lady in Lourdes to Bernadette Soubirous, this beautiful Jean Delannoy film tells the rest of the story of her life after the Marian visions - the life that made Bernadette a saint. The grotto at Lourdes is flourishing with many pilgrims, and Bernadette leaves to enter the convent of the Sisters of Nevers to dedicate her life to God. Edited July 5, 2007 by EJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlterDominicus Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Fishers of Men! Hahah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJames Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 [b]"Teresa de los Andes" (1989)[/b] 250 min (5 parts) [img]http://www.santuarioteresadelosandes.cl/ventas/tienda/imagenes/V_TeresadeLosAndes.jpg[/img] "With the productions values of a telenovella, this 7 hour mini-series looks at the life of Juanita Fernandez Solar, who becomes Sister Teresa in a Carmelite convent in Chile in the early 20th century. Her parents are not enthused. Her sisters and brothers are not enthused. It seems the only ones who understand are some of her friends who are also considering religious life. The mini-series goes through her life as a teenager in a well-to-do family for about the first five hours, and then the last two are spent examining her life in the convent. The portrayal shifts as she becomes more and more aware of her frustration and lack of satisfaction in the world, her joy in worshiping God and speaking of Him, and her longing to be a sister. I heartily recommend it. It may start a bit slow, but by the end the long viewing time is well worth it. The acting is amazingly good, and the story only develops in intensity in the convent. It has been out of print in English for years, although EWTN occasionally broadcasts it with English subtitles. It can still be obtained in the original Spanish." is being shown on EWTN in July.. [url="http://www.teresadelosandes.org/"]http://www.teresadelosandes.org/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJames Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 The other Teresa Of Jesus..of Avila [url="http://www.amazon.com/Teresa-Jes%C3%BAs-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-0/dp/B000LQHQBO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-8397567-8879330?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1176746105&sr=8-1"]http://www.amazon.com/Teresa-Jes%C3%BAs-NO...6105&sr=8-1[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJames Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 (edited) and of course "Into Great Silence" [url="http://www.amazon.com/Into-Great-Silence-Two-Disc-Set/dp/B000OYNVOY"]http://www.amazon.com/Into-Great-Silence-T...t/dp/B000OYNVOY[/url] -------- [url="http://ejvideo-place.blogspot.com/2007/02/into-great-silence.html"]http://ejvideo-place.blogspot.com/2007/02/...at-silence.html[/url] Edited July 5, 2007 by EJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr Mary Catharine OP Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 [quote name='EJames' post='1313799' date='Jul 5 2007, 02:57 PM']ok then ill take up that challenge.. [b]"Bernadette: Her vision became a legend[/b]." [img]http://www.snows.org/storefront/images/19917bernadettedvd.jpg[/img] From Jean Delannoy, one of France's foremost filmmakers, comes this top quality feature film production of the story of St. Bernadette and the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes in the year 1858. Actress Sydney Penny gives a beautiful performance as Bernadette, and the rest of the cast is equally superb. Also stars Roland Lesaffre and Michelle Simonnet. It is highly recommended by the Vatican as a "sensitive portrayal of a very moving story that deserves a wide audience." Shot on location in France with outstanding cinematography and a beautiful music score, this is the film that was chosen to be shown daily at the shrine in Lourdes. A thrilling story of spiritual conviction and the Inspirational power of faith. [img]http://www.snows.org/storefront/images/19992bernadettedvd.jpg[/img] and Dvd [b]"The Passion of Bernadette"[/b] Following up the acclaimed best-selling movie, Bernadette, the story of the apparitions of Our Lady in Lourdes to Bernadette Soubirous, this beautiful Jean Delannoy film tells the rest of the story of her life after the Marian visions - the life that made Bernadette a saint. The grotto at Lourdes is flourishing with many pilgrims, and Bernadette leaves to enter the convent of the Sisters of Nevers to dedicate her life to God.[/quote] Have you actually seen the Passion of Bernadette? It's awful! It was such a disappointment after the first movie on Bernadette. IN THIS HOUSE OF BREDE is also a great "vocation" movie and in some ways so is THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS. Why? Because it shows that normal girls, who get into trouble and seem to cause their elders tons of grey hair are called by Jesus to be His! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlterDominicus Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 HAHAHAHAHAHA, I love that movie The Trouble With Angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 [quote name='Sr. Mary Catharine' post='1313939' date='Jul 5 2007, 01:38 PM']Have you actually seen the Passion of Bernadette? It's awful! It was such a disappointment after the first movie on Bernadette.[/quote] Actually, I remember really liking the [i]Passion of Bernadette[/i], after I saw it last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kayla Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 [quote name='tinytherese' post='1313787' date='Jul 5 2007, 11:52 AM']There's one movie that I think does a great job of promoting vocations. It's called, "Therese" which came out a couple of years ago. This is the story of St. Therese the Little Flower. The journey she takes to her vocation to be a Carmelite Nun and living her life at the monastery is inspiring! We see her struggles and triumphs or should I say God's triumphs in her. Feel free to suggest any other movies that help promote vocations![/quote] The girl that played Therese went to my high school years back. She has very interesting conversion story. Her mom is a teacher at the high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlygrace08 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 [quote name='tinytherese' post='1313787' date='Jul 5 2007, 01:52 PM']There's one movie that I think does a great job of promoting vocations. It's called, "Therese" which came out a couple of years ago. This is the story of St. Therese the Little Flower. The journey she takes to her vocation to be a Carmelite Nun and living her life at the monastery is inspiring! We see her struggles and triumphs or should I say God's triumphs in her. Feel free to suggest any other movies that help promote vocations![/quote] I love that movie!! I really like the soundtrack too! It is just soooo beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophette Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 [quote name='AlterDominicus' post='1314053' date='Jul 5 2007, 04:18 PM']HAHAHAHAHAHA, I love that movie The Trouble With Angels[/quote] LOL! We watched that with the Salesian Sisters as part of our retreat... the Vice-Provincial loves that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJames Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 (edited) [quote name='Sr. Mary Catharine' post='1313939' date='Jul 5 2007, 01:38 PM']Have you actually seen the Passion of Bernadette? It's awful! It was such a disappointment after the first movie on Bernadette. IN THIS HOUSE OF BREDE is also a great "vocation" movie and in some ways so is THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS. Why? Because it shows that normal girls, who get into trouble and seem to cause their elders tons of grey hair are called by Jesus to be His![/quote] actually i enjoyed The passion of Bernadette,not as good as the first...considering its a film for story telling entertainment at first and not a documentary,an era stilllll suffering with Jansenist attitudes,, beisdes i watched it in French,while in France..and after years of study of French Church History/culture....i still enjoyed it... though, i didnt like the American Therese film at all....and i love Little Therese.. yet i am the one who likes the "Francesco", with Micky Rourke.soooooo:P Pax! Edited July 5, 2007 by EJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abercius24 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Here are my recommendations: The Cardinal (1963)-- the true story of the First American Cardinal, Stephen Fermoyle. Becket (1964) -- the true story of Sir Thomas Becket, friend to King Henry II, Archbishop of Canterbury, and martyr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscerningSoul Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 [quote name='tinytherese' post='1313787' date='Jul 5 2007, 02:52 PM']There's one movie that I think does a great job of promoting vocations. It's called, "Therese" which came out a couple of years ago. This is the story of St. Therese the Little Flower. The journey she takes to her vocation to be a Carmelite Nun and living her life at the monastery is inspiring! We see her struggles and triumphs or should I say God's triumphs in her. Feel free to suggest any other movies that help promote vocations![/quote] I watched on July 1st. The gospel that day was about God's calling. I love the moive! Jessica [url="http://www.xanga.com/adiscerningsoul"]http://www.xanga.com/adiscerningsoul[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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