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Writer:
Jimmy McGovern (writer)
Release Date:
24 March 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
In a world of rituals, in a place of secrets, a man must choose between keeping the faith and exposing the truth. more
Plot:
Father Greg Pilkington (Linus Roache) is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover...
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3 wins
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2 nominations
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Sudden Celebrity Led Roache To Take Two-Year Break
(From WENN. 30 March 2009, 6:35 PM, PDT)
Weinsteins Court Christian Crowd
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 December 2006)
(From WENN. 30 March 2009, 6:35 PM, PDT)
Weinsteins Court Christian Crowd
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 December 2006)
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Moving and powerful
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Linus Roache | ... | Father Greg Pilkington | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | Father Matthew Thomas | |
| Robert Carlyle | ... | Graham | |
| Cathy Tyson | ... | Maria Kerrigan | |
| Lesley Sharp | ... | Mrs. Unsworth | |
| Robert Pugh | ... | Mr. Unsworth | |
| James Ellis | ... | Father Ellerton | |
| Christine Tremarco | ... | Lisa Unsworth | |
| Paul Barber | ... | Charlie | |
| Rio Fanning | ... | Bishop | |
| Jim R. Coleman | ... | Funeral director | |
| Bill Dean | ... | Altar boy | |
| Gilly Coman | ... | Ellie Molloy | |
| Fred Pearson | ... | Patrick | |
| Jimmy Gallagher | ... | Mick Molloy |
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Rated R for depiction of mature themes involving sexuality.
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Runtime:
105 min | USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:18 |
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:18 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:12 (w) |
Hong Kong:III |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Director Antonia Bird cut a scene of Linus Roache's bare buttocks to ensure only an R rating in the USA.
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Continuity: Father Greg holds up a communion wafer which is smooth. The scene cuts to Graham and then back to Father Greg, and the wafer has a diagonal line across it.
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Quotes:
Father Greg Pilkington:
Abi et futue te ipsum, sordide senex.
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Referenced in Italiensk for begyndere (2000)
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Soundtrack:
GOOGY THE LIVERPOOL DUCK
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A young handsome Catholic priest Fathrer Greg (Linus Roache) starts at a new parish in London. He butts heads with the older and more lenient Father Matthew (Tom Wilkinson) but they become friends. But Greg is gay and sneaks out to gay bars to meet men. He meets up with Graham (Robert Carlyle) and they fall in love--but Greg feels guilty about it. Also a young girl tells him in confession that her father is sexually using her--but he can't tell anybody. Slowly these two issues start to drive him crazy...
Excellent drama. This was attacked by the Catholic church (who didn't see it) as being anti-Catholic. Director Antonia Bird said she wasn't trying to blast the Catholic church--and she doesn't! She's pointing out some issues that the Catholic church has and should be dealt with. The church is not demonized--they show the good and the bad. The film is well-written--I never thought theological discussions could be interesting but they are! Also they don't pull back--there is some extreme anti-gay language but it is needed for the story. The sex scenes between Carlyle and Roache are pretty tame though--especially in the American version where they're edited (stupid censors!).
The acting is superb. Carlyle is just excellent: Wilkinson was also good but Roache is just incredible. You see the pain in his face and feel his struggle trying to reconcile his faith with his orientation. The most powerful sequence comes when he breaks down in front of a cross begging God to help him.
I don't want to make it sound like this is all gloom and doom. There are some very funny moments mixed in too. The ending is sad but realistic (unfortunately). A powerful and moving film. A must-see. 10 all the way.