Brides of Christ

1991

Brides of Christ

8.2 | en | Drama

Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Diane

Sep. 04,1991

Diane is due to be married but unsure of her feelings for her husband to be and her strong feelings of faith, she shocks her family by deciding to enter the Santo Spirito convent as a postulant.

EP2 Frances

Sep. 11,1991

New to the school and coming from a broken home, Frances struggles to find friends, and a place in the stratified world of boarding school.

EP3 Ambrose

Sep. 18,1991

Vatican II causes turmoil in the Order with its instructions for change and simplification within the Church. A lay teacher arrives at the convent.

EP4 Rosemary

Sep. 25,1991

Rosemary, a student at the convent school, struggles with her own awakening independence and education about her sexuality, from which she has been sheltered.

EP5 Paul

Oct. 02,1991

Sister Paul is a born teacher who joined the convent at 18 and is happy in her vocation. At 24 she goes home to attend a family wedding and meets up with radical priest, Jack Delahunty, who changes her life.

EP6 Catherine

Oct. 09,1991

While Mother Ambrose is in Rome, Agnes is in charge. She asks Catherine to teach the official line against contraception and Catherine begins to find the compromises she is forced to make as a nun almost overwhelming.

8.2 | en | Drama | More Info

Released: 1991-09-04 | Released Producted By: Australian Film Commission , Australian Broadcasting Corporation Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Drama

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Cast

Brenda Fricker , Sandy Gore , Josephine Byrnes , Lisa Hensley

Director

Lee Bulgin

Producted By

Australian Film Commission , Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Crew

Brenda Fricker

as Sister Agnes

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Sandy Gore

as Mother Ambrose

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Josephine Byrnes

as Sister Catherine

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Lisa Hensley

as Sister Paul

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Lee Bulgin

Art Department Coordinator

Marcus North

Production Design

Belinda Bennetts

Title Designer

James Bartle

Director of Photography

Annie Marshall

Costume Designer

Wendy Falconer

Costume Supervisor

Chiara Tripodi

Makeup Artist

Tony Kavanagh

Post Production Supervisor

Paul Brocklebank

Scenic Artist

Cos Russo

Score Engineer

Rhonda McAvoy

Continuity

Adrian Pickersgill

First Assistant Director

Karin Kreicers

Second Assistant Director

Vicki Hastrich

Third Assistant Director

Nicole La Macchia

Assistant Editor

Tony Kavanagh

Editor

Penny Chapman

Executive Producer

Liam Miller

Executive Producer

Patricia Rothkrans

Location Manager

Tony Lynch

Post Production Coordinator

Brides of Christ Audience Reviews

Diagonaldi Very well executed

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.