El crimen del Padre Amaro The crime of Padre Amaro

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Title:

El crimen del Padre Amaro The crime of Padre Amaro

Author:

Ripstein, Alfredo.

Edition:

[DVD version].

Publication Information:

Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

A recently ordained priest is sent to a small parish church in rural Mexico to help an aging priest. Upon arriving at his new post, he meets a beautiful young woman with a religious passion that borders on obsession. Quickly her passion for her faith becomes entangled in a growing attraction to the new priest. When the priest crosses the line that seperates temptation from sin, he finds himself torn between the devine and the carnal, the righteous and the unjust.

General Note:

Special ed.; widescreen version (1.85:1)

Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.

Based on the novel by José Maria Eça de Queiroz.

Special features: photo gallery; poster explorations; theatrical explorations; director and actor commentary; making-of featurette.

For specific features see interactive menu.

Closed-captioned.

Language:

Spanish

Reading Level:

MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, language, and some disturbing images.

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