Friars and Film

Friars and Film

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Friars and Film episodes

  • Modern Times
    A discussion of Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film about industry, love, and being an artist. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Smile" by Nat King Cole.
    30 min
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
    A discussion of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film about human origins, human futures, and zero-gravity jogging. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.
    40 min
  • A Hidden Life
    A discussion of Terrence Malick's 2019 film about conscience, heaven, the Alps, and Franz Jägerstätter. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Salve Regina" by Arvo Pärt.
    43 min
  • The Burmese Harp
    A discussion of Kon Ichikawa's 1956 film about Japanese troops, parrots, and harps. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music from the film.
    38 min
  • Citizen Kane
    A discussion of Orson Welles' 1941 film about the the rise and fall of a newspaper magnate. Is it "the greatest film of all time" as critics say? Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Oh! Look At Me Now" by The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, with Frank Sinatra and Connie Haines.
    40 min
  • Babette's Feast
    A discussion of Gabriel Axel’s 1987 film about a lotto ticket and a last supper. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Klockan slår och tiden går" from the ending of the film.
    39 min
  • La Promesse
    A discussion of the Dardenne brothers' 1996 film on immigration and a Belgian youth's fight for integrity. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "The Devil, God & Me" by Evan Bartels.
    38 min
  • The Gospel According to Matthew
    A discussion of Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film on Christ. Fairly faithful for a Marxist! Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Gloria" from the Missa Luba by Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin.
    42 min
  • The Seventh Seal
    Three priests have their debut episode discussing the movies, Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film on the plague! Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Reaper Man" by Hope and Justin.
    36 min

About Friars and Film

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"We are three Catholic priests from the Order of Preachers, and we're here, as always, to talk about the movies."