1. Corpus Christi | Eye Filmmuseum
20-year-old Daniel (an impressive Bartosz Bielenia) was sentenced to juvenile imprisonment for a violent crime. He takes refuge in a small Polish town, where he ...
This poignant story about a young ex-delinquent who has dreams of becoming a priest in a Polish town struggling with trauma was nominated for Best International Film at the Academy Awards and deservedly ranked high as audience favourite at the IFFR.
2. Corpus Christi movie review & film summary (2020) - Roger Ebert
19 feb 2020 · Though with the ending it seems to say that no good deed goes unpunished as forgiveness is given to some people but others like convicts will ...
Bartosz Bielenia is never less than totally compelling.
3. Corpus Christi [Boze Cialo] - Godalming Film Society
After his spiritual awakening in juvenile prison, a 20-year-old violent offender passes himself off as a priest in a community still reeling from tragedy.
Often moving but also disquieting and even intermittently funny, this drama unfurls a spiritual parable that is uniquely Polish but accessible to all.
4. CORPUS CHRISTI - Movieguide | Movie Reviews for Families
That said, the movie's ending is open ended and unsatisfying. The story ends too abruptly. COPRUS CHRISTI has a strong Christian worldview. Church services and ...
CORPUS CHRISTI is a Polish movie about a young convict on parole who’s become a Christian and poses as a priest and helps the people in a small town.
5. Corpus Christi (2019) - Movie Review - Alternate Ending
13 dec 2020 · The script tells us that Daniel is motivated by a passion to become a priest so intense that it triumphs over everything else in his reality; ...
It's not entirely free of cliché, but this is a sensitive look at how religion fits into the modern world. Read our Corpus Christi review!
6. Corpus Christi (2019) - ErikLundegaard.com - Movie Review
5 mrt 2020 · We're all sinners here. The final sermon. What to make of the ending? I do like Daniel's final wordless sermon before he's returned to juvey.
WARNING: SPOILERS Is Bartosz Bielenia a shapeshifter? In Jan Komasas Corpus Christi, he plays Daniel, a 20-year-old criminal who pretends to be a priest in rural Poland, and throughout the...
7. Corpus Christi - Review - moviescramble
16 aug 2023 · Corpus Christi weaves from one mystery to another. It's a film about identity, guilt, release and belonging. In some ways, it feels uniquely ...
Bartosz Bielenia is positively luminous in the identity drama, Corpus Christi.
8. 'Corpus Christi' review: A thrilling allegory of faith | America Magazine
18 feb 2020 · Poland's entry for the Oscar this year, “Corpus Christi” is not just an allegory of faith, but also something of a thriller: Will Daniel be found out?
“Corpus Christi” is not a critique of Catholicism, though; it may not even be a deliberately Catholic film, writes film critic John Anderson.
9. Corpus Christi (2020) - Summary, Themes & Characters
Driven by guilt and a sense of justice, Daniel, along with a distressed Marta, confronts the villagers about their cruel letters. In a poignant moment, he ...
Daniel, a devout Catholic imprisoned for murder, finds unexpected redemption posing as a priest in a remote village. But when he investigates a tragic car accident and uncovers dark secrets, his facade is threatened and he must confront the consequences of his past. Explore Daniel's complex journey on What's After the Movie.
10. Theatrical: Corpus Christi - Film Movement
The job is designed to keep the ex-con busy, but Daniel has a higher calling. Over the course of his incarceration he has found Christ, and aspires to join the ...
See AlsoSimple People Episode 9 Watch"Jan Komasa’s CORPUS CHRISTI is a stunning Polish feature which has made waves at Venice and deserves further global recognition. Poland may have quite the strong Oscar contender with this film which shares the elegance, complexity and layered narrative approach as Oscar favorites THE HUNT (Denmark) and LOVELESS (Russia). A story that packs an emotional punch while offering fresh themes and interesting perspectives on religion and faith, this is a striking feature that is impressive in every sense of the word and one of the year’s best directed films – foreign or otherwise."
11. Movie: 'Corpus Christi' - The Central Minnesota Catholic
31 mrt 2020 · Unlike an American film with a religious-chicanery plot (1992's “Sister Act” and the 1989 version of “We're No Angels” come to mind), there's no ...
"Corpus Christi" , Oscar-nominated in the best international film category, takes Christian faith seriously, but cynical portrayal of the priesthood and the faithful may disturb many.
12. Movie Review: Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) - Jon The Blogcentric
3 feb 2020 · The ending will especially get one thinking as what has happened and what has happened next for Eliza and Daniel. Even as Daniel learns after ...
Just around this time with the Oscars drawing closer, you would’ve thought my interest in the foreign films would be finished, right? When I saw Polish film Corpus Christi was playing, it cau…
13. Corpus Christi - Astra Film Festival
Although he has no theological training, Daniel assumes this identity, driven by a deep spiritual calling he discovered in prison. The film explores not only ...
An ex-convict, driven by a desire for redemption, assumes the identity of a priest in a isolated village, provoking an intense confrontation between faith, truth and forgiveness.
14. 'Corpus Christi': Film Review - Variety
13 jan 2020 · In the space left empty of words, audiences are free to project all manner of interpretations. What Komasa and company fail to convey, however, ...
This compelling Polish drama, nominated for an Oscar, imagines the circumstances under which an impostor might impersonate a priest.
15. Corpus Christi review – from parole to the priesthood | Drama films
17 okt 2019 · Bartosz Bielenia, an actor with burning blue eyes and an ability to be so still it's as if he can freeze the frame by himself, stars as Daniel, ...
This smart plot-twister about an ex-con who takes up the identity of a new priest sidesteps a soppy trajectory to land on a much bleaker, thoughtful note
16. Corpus Christi: Film dramatises real-life story of juvenile delinquent ...
21 okt 2020 · Daniel soon discovers the community is reeling from a recent fatal car accident that caused the deaths of several youths, including the son of ...
Corpus Christi takes a celebrated real-life case that made headlines in Poland and spins it into a tale of redemption and second chances.
17. 'Corpus Christi' Review: There's a New Hot Priest in Town
18 feb 2020 · So it's a shock when, instead of detouring into familiar territory, Corpus Christi doubles down on the dourness and refuses to play the easy ...
Poland's Oscar nominee 'Corpus Christi' follows an ex-con mistaken for a priest—and forces you to rethink what redemption means. Our review.
18. Corpus Christi Reviews - Metacritic
The finale is a gut-punch, but it arrives too long after Komasa has already exhausted most of his story's, and leading man's, energy. By Barry Hertz FULL REVIEW.
After spending years in a Warsaw prison for a violent crime, 20-year-old Daniel is released and sent to a remote village to work as a manual laborer. The job is designed to keep the ex-con busy, but Daniel has a higher calling. Over the course of his incarceration he has found Christ, and aspires to join the clergy - but his criminal record means no seminary will accept him. When Daniel arrives in town, one quick lie allows him to be mistaken for the town’s new priest, and he sets about leading his newfound flock. Though he has no training, his passion and charisma inspire the community. At the same time, his unconventional sermons and unpriestly behavior raise suspicions among some of the townsfolk - even more so as he edges towards a dark secret that the community hasn't revealed in the confessional booth.
