El Crimen del Padre Amaro The Crime of Father Amaro Carlos Carrera [videorecording] =
Material type: TextLanguage: Spanish Summary language: Spanish Original language: Spanish Publication details: Mexico Alameda Films Artcam International Blu films Distrimax 2010Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:- The Crime of Father Amaro
- The Crime of Father Amaro
- PN1997 .C756 2002
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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DVD - Video | SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-A: DVD Cabinet A | PN1997 .C756 2002 | Available | Spanish audio. | 000975 |
Based on the novel "O Crime do Padre Amaro" by José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.
From case cover:
En enfrentamiento de los impulsos contra las reglas morales tiene el poder de crear un conflicto dramático de gran fuerza. El celibato así como la relación del poder y la iglesia han inspirado historias en la literatura, en el cine y en el imaginario popular. "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" es de gran interés por su alcance humano, siempre complejos, nunca unívocos. No se trata de un juego entre las fuerzas del mal y las del bien, sino de una mirada sobre las fibras con que se tejen los seres humanos.
From IMDb:
Recently ordained a priest, 24-year-old Father Amaro is sent to a small parish church in Los Reyes, Mexico to assist the aging Father Benito in his daily work. Benito--for years a fixture in the church as well as the community--welcomes Father Amaro into a new life of unseen challenges. Upon arriving in Los Reyes, the ambitious Father Amaro meets Amelia, a beautiful 16-year-old girl whose religious devotion soon becomes helplessly entangles in a growing attraction to the new priest. Amelia is quickly following into the footsteps of her mother, Sanjuanera, who has been engaged in a long-time affair with Father Benito. Amaro soon discovers that corruption and the Church are old acquaintances in Los Reyes. Father Benito has been receiving financial help from the region's drug lord for the construction of a new health clinic. As well, another priest in the diocese, Father Natalio, is suspected of assisting guerilla troops in the highlands. Meanwhile, Amelia and Father Amaro have fallen in...
DVD video; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0; stereo, surround; NTSC; Region 1 & 4; 1.76:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Spanish audio. No Subtitles.
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