Garden of Eden (2023)

A monk who got away with everything. Although much of his behavior aroused public outrage, or at least controversy, he never suffered any real consequences for it.

After her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorities in a convent for fallen women.

The fictional Father Ángel de la Cruz is based on Legion of Christ founder Marcial Maciel, whose long history of child abuse was not addressed until 2006 and only publicly acknowledged in 2009. But director Luis Urquiza chooses to structure his film through the largely uncomprehending, wondering eyes of 13-year-old Julián, who travels from the arms of his loving pastoral family into the austere, hallowed halls of the seminary. Singling out the boy as his intimate disciple, installing him in his palatial private quarters and redubbing him “Sacramento Santos,” Father Ángel begins Julian’s instruction into the mysteries of “perfect obedience,” whose cardinal rule is: Never question a superior’s actions.

イラク。アメリカの古生物学者でもあるメリン神父は、古代遺跡の中から悪魔パズズの偶像を発見。それは、不吉な兆候を予感させた…。一方、ワシントンで仮住まいをしている女優クリスの一家に異変が起き始めた。一人娘のリーガンが恫喝的な声色で卑猥な言動を発し、その表情も変貌していく。科学的検査では何ひとつ解明されないどころか、娘の行状が日増しにひどくなっていくことに苦しむクリスは、カラス神父に救いを求めた。悪魔が少女に取り憑いたとしか思えないカラス神父は、教会に悪魔払いを要請。数少ない経験者であるメリンが到着し、ついに壮絶な悪魔払いが始まるのだが…。

問題を抱えて再寝た司祭がローマに旅行し、彼のメンターの奇妙な死を調査します。 若い司祭は、おそらく神秘的な死が、死体の肉を食べた司祭たちが死者の容赦のない罪を管理するために関係する古代の人物「罪喰い」の仕事かもしれないことを発見します。

Following Ontario farmer John Gorzo Jr. from the spring planting through the fall harvest this stark, intimate film strips away our bucolic fantasies and reveals how incredibly hard farmers work to produce the food we eat. As Gorzo struggles with unpredictable weather, globalized markets and rocky finances, we marvel at his perseverance in the face of such uncertain gain. “As the months went by, we clearly could see the strain on John’s face,” says director Paul Eichhorn. “It really offers viewers the chance to see first-hand the challenges facing farmers today.”

恐るべきあの出来事から４年。悪魔祓いで救われたリーガンはすっかり平穏な生活を取り戻したかに見えた。だがある日、彼女の中にまだ悪魔が棲みついていることが判明する。一方、教会当局から派遣されたラモント神父は、メリン神父の行いの真偽を含め４年前の事件の調査を開始。そしてリーガンに会った彼は、彼女の記憶から、メリンが昔アフリカで少年の悪魔祓いを行なったことを突き止める。

１９９０年、ジョージタウンで黒人の少年と２人の神父が殺されるという連続猟奇殺人事件が発生する。犠牲者の首を切りキリスト像とすげ替えるという犯行の手口は１５年前に犯人が処刑された“乙女座殺人事件”と同じだった。捜査に当たったキンダーマン警部は、殺された神父達はどちらも１５年前に起こった“エクソシズム（悪魔払い）”事件に関係があったという共通点を発見する。

In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community. If in secret, they admired and liked each other, politics still divided them as it is dividing the country. And when the mayor wants his "People's House"; the priest wants his "Garden City" for the poor. Division exist between the richest and the poorest, the pious and the atheists and even between lovers. But if the people are hard as the country, they are good in the bottom of there heart.

While going hunting in the wilderness, two friends stumble upon a zombie who attacks them. They kill him and bury the body, but the police and people dressed as priests put their friendship at stake.

After a disagreement with her mom, 8-year-old Natalie runs away — all the way to her backyard, where she meets a family of rabbits and decides to move in with them. Songs are sung and friends are made in this sweet, funny short film about building trust, overcoming fear, and connecting across difference to make room for everyone.

A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.

ネバーランドの妖精の谷、ピクシー・ホロウにティンカー・ベルというかわいらしい妖精が誕生する。自然界に起こる“すばらしい事”は特別な才能を持った妖精たちの仕事だったが、彼女は自分がどんな才能を持って生まれてきたのかまだ知らず、やがて人間界の運命が自分の小さな手に委ねられることにも気付いていなかった。

Aspects of the city of Congonhas do Campo. The preponderance of baroque architecture, the Basilica of Senhor Bom Jesus de Matozinho, the six chapels on the terrace leading to Morro do Maranhão. Each chapel contains statues representing moments of the Passion of Christ. While in the first chapel there is Santa Ceia figuration, in the second there is the Passo Horto scene. The kiss of betrayal and the imprisonment of Christ before the scene of the third chapel. In the fourth, two scenes are gathered: the coronation and the flagellation. On the fifth, the Christ bears the cross and the crucifixion is featured in the sixth chapel. The twelve apostles of Aleijadinho and the Latin inscriptions of each one. The interior of the Basilica and its main altar, with the figure of the Lord Dead.

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.

A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.

All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear nightmare.