Silencio Omnipotente

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

Runtime

2h 39m

Director

Lars von Trier

Cast

Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge

A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

Runtime

3h 5m

Director

Otto Preminger

Cast

Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, John Huston

Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determine...

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Luis Buñuel

Cast

Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey

Tobias is the new, idealistic priest in a suburb but he soon learns that his flock is quite uninterested in Christianity. However, he befriends Carolina, a chain smoking woman his age, wheelchair-bound since birth. It is opposites attract although their backgrounds are different.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Daniel Lind Lagerlöf

Cast

Jonas Karlsson, Livia Millhagen, Ingvar Hirdwall

Twenty-something and aimless, Joey Vitello still lives at home with his colorful Italian-American family when he is reunited with a childhood schoolmate, Mary O'Callahan. Once mocked as 'Scary Mary' this ugly duckling has blossomed into an irresistible beauty. She's returned to the old neighborhood after an intense bout with cancer. Wh...

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

James Quattrochi

Cast

Vincent Pagano, Marley Shelton, Jennifer Esposito