Brides of Christ Movie Review 1991

Set in the Australian Santo Spirito Convent during the Vatican II upheaval of the 1960s. Explores the tensions between old and new religious ideas by focusing on novices, older nuns, and the Reverend Mother of the convent as they try to cope with a changing world. TV miniseries.

Distribution

New Video Group, 902 Broadway, 9th Fl., New York, NY 10010, Phone: (212)206-8600, Toll-free: 800-314-8822, Fax: (212)206-9001, Email: customersupport@newvideo.com, URL: http://www.newvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 300 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Religion, Nuns & Priests, Down Under

Screenplay

John Alsop, Sue Smith

Cast

Brenda Fricker, Sandy Gore, Josephine Byrnes, Lisa Hensley, Naomi Watts, Kym Wilson, Melissa Thomas

Director

Ken Cameron

Producer

Sue Masters, Telefis Eireann, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, England Channel 4 London