Film "Father Comrade Priest" (1994) Canadian DVD edition cover
When capital got involved in this genre that was not optimistic, no one could have imagined that the gay theme had developed into a very large-scale genre in less than a decade, and in different countries, relevant film-watching groups and corrupt women's camps had been derived.
The current theme is not only seriously homogenized, but also basically short in parents, but where there is some profound, it may not be what the current community likes to see, they still like to be lower standard, living in a picture conquered by appearance, and the girl's heart is alive and free and spreads outside the screen.
From left: Partial posters for the films "The Happier the More Depraved" (1998), "Beautiful Things" (1996), and "Love is a Promise of Life and Death" (1990).
In fact, throughout the 1990s, too many of these genres sprung up, such as "Love is Life and Death Longtime Companion" (1990), "Glass Lover Carrington" (1995), "Beautiful Things Beautiful Thing" (1996), "The Groom Runs Backwards In & Out" (1997), "Gods and Monsters" (1997), "Gods and Monsters" (1997) 1998), "The Happier the More Depraved" (1998) and so on.
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The following is "Priest Comrade Priest" (1994), a gay drama film directed by British female director Antonia Bird and starring Linus Roache and others. It was filmed with funding from the BBC and is a small to medium-sized production.
Images of Linus Roche in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
Associating clergy with comrades, Pedro Almodóvar's Dark Habits/Nun Nights Hardy Entre Tinieblas (1983) in the 1980s was a very subversive film that treated nothing seriously.
And "Comrade Priest" not only controversially combines comrades with priests, but also combines the spirit of benevolence and fraternity with comrades in Christian doctrine, and combines the spirit of original Christian sin with the social heterogeneity of comrades, and the discussion process is also extremely serious and simple.
From left: Linus Roche, Tom Wilkinson, kathy Tyson on the set of the film Comrade Priest (1994) to script
It's a peculiar and enlightening film, sometimes lighthearted and witty, sometimes sharp and profound, and it is only natural that it was listed as one of the top ten gay films of the 1990s.
Greg Pilkington (Linus Rocher) is a young, handsome, energetic cleric who, with the sacred duty of saving the hearts and minds of people in society, comes to a typical British industrial town with chaotic and scattered conditions.
Image of Tom Wilkinson in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
It is disgusting to stumble upon the elderly comrade priest Matthew (Tom Wilkinson) who is not only acting out of the ordinary, but also living with a black housekeeper (Kathy Tyson).
Images of Kathy Tyson in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
The distraught greg Pyrkington, a distraught, poorly educated, and distraught resident of this chaotic town, could only engage in religious activities during the day, while at night he would change into civilian clothes and go in and out of gay bars, spending time and drinking to dispel his sorrows.
Image of Robert Carlisle in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
On this day, Greg Pyrkington met a man, Graham (Robert Carlyle), and after a night of passion, Greg Pyrkington was still full of attachment to him, but could not face it.
Images of Kristin Trimacco in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
During a confession, Father Greg Pyrkington discovers that the teenage girl Lisa (Christine Tremarco) has been sexually assaulted by her biological father (Robert Pugh, Robert Pugh), but her conscience is tormented by the fact that the canon cannot disclose the contents of the confession and make it public.
Images of Robert Purg in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
On the one hand, he wanted to save the weak girl; on the other hand, according to the canon, he could not reveal any secrets of the girl's father. He is struggling between the act of salvation and the bondage of canon, a cry of pain from a good man in the face of cruel dogma.
Images of Leslie Sharp in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
Lisa's mother (Leslie Sharp) later stumbles upon this fact, but neither mother nor daughter ever forgives him.
It wasn't until his bitter prayers and appeals had a miraculous induction – his powerful mental thoughts finally touched God, and the girl was finally saved.
Images of Linus Roche (center) in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
Soon, while dating Graham, they were caught kissing in the car by patrol officers and discovered that Greg Pirkington was a cleric, which was revealed by the newspaper and was immediately in an uproar...
Father Greg Pilkington was transferred to a remote parish after unsuccessfully seeking death. Just as he was being abandoned by all, Father Matthew came to him and helped him regain his courage to return to the original church.
Images of Linus Roche (right) and Robert Carlisle in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
But as they presided over the dispersion together, the angry inhabitants left in the heat of the debate, and none of the remaining believers were willing to receive the Eucharist from Father Greg Pyrkington. At this time, Lisa came up, she took the Eucharist in the hands of Father Greg Pyrkington, and the two embraced each other and cried bitterly...
"Comrade Priest" is a movie full of many inner struggles and pains of the hero, especially when it comes to the final sharing of Holy Communion, the comrade is innocent, and God will forgive the ending, so that some people may not be able to accept it.
The most touching thing is the scene of Greg Pilkinton and Graham in bed after their first meeting, there is a kind of spiritual liberation, that kind of depression is swept away, and the breath of freedom comes to the face, which is not a debauchery of relief, but the feeling of the flesh finding home, a longing for stability.
In the film Comrade Priest (1994), two hands clasped on a bed
Images of Linus Roche (left) and Robert Carlisle in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
Instead of spending much of its time exploring how the sexual orientations of the two priests are formed, the film is forced into another plot—the confessional chamber is an inviolable secret.
Father Greg Pyrkington didn't know what to do when he heard a confession from a young girl, Lisa, who had been sexually assaulted by her father.
Stills from the film Confessions (1953), Montgomery Clift
As director Antonia Boder learned from Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) in Confession i Confess (1953) – Father Greg Pilkington could not break the seal of confession – a rule that was more serious and logical than the sexual rule for the sake of the plot to run smoothly.
Images by Robert Purg and Linus Roche in the film Comrade Priest (1994).
This dilemma is also reflected in Father Greg Pilkington's painful monologue about Jesus.
The girl's father later confronted Father Greg Pyrkington in the confessional, threatening him and telling him that he planned to continue his evil deeds.
What the film apparently fails to realize is that the conversation is not protected by the Divine Seal, as the sinner makes it clear that he has not asked for forgiveness, has no repentance, and plans to continue his crimes as long as he can escape punishment. At this point, Father Greg Pilkington should have picked up the phone and called the police.
It is abundantly clear that the untested assumptions in the play of Comrade Priest are superficial and exploitative.
It should be said that this is a religious film that is highly controversial in terms of subject matter and handling methods. The film explores issues related to religion and clergy with great courage and sincerity, and the content is thought-provoking and does not dull preach. The actor, Linus Rocher, was very engaged in the performance.
The boundaries of morality are also clearly discussed in the film. The boundaries of morality should lie in respecting and protecting the will and freedom of man.
Moreover, the stories of many of the characters in the play point out that the human principles set by the Catholic Church are often contrary to human nature, and often suppress the innate desires of human beings, especially the sexual desires of believers.
Stills from the film Comrade Priest (1994), from left: Linus Rocher, Paul Barber, Robert Carlisle
Jimmy McGovern, the film's screenwriter, said: "In the final scene of 'Comrade Priest', we see a priest who thinks he is a sinner, a teenage girl who is poisoned by sin. She went to the priest and forgave his sins. This is the noblest of love and mercy, the meaning of the Holy Communion: a desperate man, covered in blood, dying, naked and crucified. This is the universal love and compassion of human beings. ”
Directed by Antonia Bird
Later, director Antonia Bird explained in an interview: "I didn't make this film to be unpleasant, I very much want to cause everyone to discuss. My intention in making "Comrade Priest" was to expose the hypocrisy of religion, to expose an intolerable emotion that exists not only in catholicism but also in society as a whole. ”
Antonia Bird also admitted that in order to ensure that the film would receive an R rating when it was released in the United States, she had to cut a clip of the buttocks of the male lead actor Linus Rocher in "Comrade Priest".
Originally made for British television, Comrade Priest contains passion, conflict, and occasional black humor, presenting a world where everyone strictly adheres to 'secular conventions' and people's beliefs are questioned.
But television at the time decided that the genre was not suitable for broadcasting, and director Antonia Bird had to cut it into a 98-minute film, which premiered in Canada on September 12, 1994. I didn't expect to attract a lot of attention.
Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and director Antonia Bird wanted to tell the audience through Comrade Priest that Greg Pilkington became a good priest not only because of his strong faith and experience of human nature, but also because of the war with desire in his heart. He truly experienced first-hand the Catholic doctrine of salvation from his own spiritual torment.
Lead actor Linus Rocher said: "The play does not condemn or attack the Catholic faith at all, and 'Comrade Priest' really attacks the harsh dogma imposed by the miracle class." ”
Apparently, after Linus Roche finished filming Comrade Priest and the BBC wartime drama Love song Seaforth (1994), Linus Rocher left the film and television industry for 18 months in India, where he discovered spiritual meditation.
Promotional photo for the film Dove Wings (1997), from left: Alison Elliott, Linus Roche, Helena Bonham Carter
Linus Roche admits: "I realized that success as an actor alone didn't bring me real joy. I need to explore my spiritual side more deeply. ”
It wasn't until November 1996 that he was drawn to the screenplay for Wings of the Dove (1997) and collaborated with Helena Bonham Carter on Helena Bonham Carter that he officially returned to the film and television industry.
Stills from the movie Comrade Priest (1994), Linus Rocher
Looking back at the past now, I have to admit that the 1990s was indeed the decade of the rise of gay films, and it was also the decade in which gay films stepped from non-mainstream to mainstream films.
For example, France's "Night of the Beast Les nuits fauves" (1992) is also a passionate movement written with the life of gay director Cyril Colar, and Germany's "Der bewegte Mann in the Wardrobe" (1994) is not a quasi-gay film, but the heterosexual is mistaken for gay, and the resulting comedic effect is also quite funny.
From left: DVD covers from the films Night of the Beast (1992) and The Man in the Closet (1994).
Today, when the liberation of the film industry does not necessarily bring about a real blossoming of flowers, when people see social progress, tolerance will eventually go to its opposite, or become a more hidden confrontation of identity and disapproval, which is a kind of collective consciousness coverage, but also a kind of polite kissing ceremony between the true good and the unkind of human nature.
British DVD cover for the film Father Priest (1994).
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