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1) The island
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Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Somewhere in Northern Russia, in a small Russian Orthodox monastery, lives a very unusual man. His fellow monks are confused by his bizarre conduct. Those who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future. However, he considers himself unworthy because of a sin he committed in his youth. A parable about faith and salvation, The Island combines the realities of everyday Russian life with monastic...
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Spanning two thousand years, follow four characters whose struggles resonate across the centuries: an early Christian child martyr; a medieval monk on crypt duty in a church; a Medici princess of Moorish descent; and a contemporary field biologist conducting an illicit affair. As their dramas unfold amid the brick, marble, and ghosts of Rome, they each must decide what it means to be good.
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