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Black Robe
1991
Synopsis
Adapting material from the Thwaites’ edition of the Jesuit Relations, screenwriter Brian Moore and director Bruce Beresford present the story of a French Jesuit missionary overcoming adversity to serve God against the backdrop of 17th century New France.
Editorial
Long before Martin Scorsese made Silence, Bruce Beresford delivered one of his finest films: a harrowing, Conradian renunciation of the Christian missionary project. Exquisitely photographed on location in French Canada, Black Robe journeys into the heart of darkness for the ultimate test of faith.