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A Polish immigrant go-go dancer dreams of Hollywood. A man living in his car dreams of redemption. They meet. A comical, at times brutal look at the American dream.

Lebanese film directed by Nicolas Abou Samah, starring Father Youssef Mouannès and other Maronite friars. In 2022, in the interview given by Father Mouannes talking about the film, they continued to be a reference in Lebanon. He says that no special effects were applied in recording the striking scenes, such as the miracle of the light bulb and the different seasons of the year filmed in their natural succession. The realism of the film ended up occurring in an accident in the final scenes, where the priests carrying a stretcher slipped and knocked the actor into a frozen pond, damaging his lungs to this day.

With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexy II. This full-length documentary revives the history of the spiritual rebirth of the Russian people, which made the Kulikovo Battle victory possible. The film features numerous works of Old Russian literature, documented studies of the life and feats of St. Sergius of Radonezh, of the events of the Kulikovo Battle. The icons and frescoes on the walls of the cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin, the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, the Christ the Savior Cathedral, the works of Andrei Rublev and Theophanes the Greek, the paintings of V. M. Vasnetsov, M. I. Avilov and other artists, the architectural monuments of Radonezh and Khotkovo will be your guides to the history of the great saint of the Russian land.

In the style of Christian-Orthodox icons, Liviu Bărbulescu animates the story of Saint Nicodemus in a highly instructive way. Alas, this veneration of a holy figure is soon revealed to be an artistic satire of the crimes of the Orthodox Church in Romania.

A short biography of life of St Thomas More. Contains clips from the 1966 feature film "A Man For All Seasons."

The extraordinary story of Saint Camillus of Lellis, whose tireless devotion to the sick led him to create a religious order, the Camillans, and to developing nursing practices still in use today.

An intimate biography featuring extensive interviews with the reclusive designer.

Anthropologist Jeff Salz investigates lesser-known myths surrounding the fate of Jesus, examining the discovery of an Indian tomb some claim may have contained Christ's remains. Assessing suggestions that he may have survived the Crucifixion and ended his days in India, or travelled there with traders during the undocumented portion of his life, Salz considers why many Kashmiris believe Jesus had an impact on their country.

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BBC TV movie about the life of the late Francesco Forgione, widely known as Padre Pio.

An expressionist biography of Edith Stein, who converted from the Jewish faith to the Catholic one and became a Carmelite sister. She would die in a German concentration camp.

A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.

Drama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus.

A 1966 biopic of Francis of Assisi presents him as a troubled rebel and champion of radical brotherhood, reflecting the spirit of 1968 student protests. Praised and condemned, the film sparked controversy for its bold, dissenting portrayal of faith.

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