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The Reckoning (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Paul McGuigan

Written By:
Barry Unsworth
Mark Mills

Actors:
Paul Bettany ..... Nicholas
Marian Aguilera ..... Nicholas' Lover
Trevor Steedman ..... Jealous Husband
Simon McBurney ..... Stephen
Tom Hardy ..... Straw
Brian Cox ..... Tobias
Willem Dafoe ..... Martin
Gina McKee ..... Sarah
Stuart Wells ..... Spring
Vincent Cassel ..... Lord De Guise
Elvira Mínguez ..... Martha
Richard Durden ..... Town Justice
Ewen Bremner ..... Simon Damian
Mark Benton ..... Sheriff
Hamish McColl ..... Innkeeper

Synopsis:

In 14th-century England, a young monk breaks his vow of chastity and flees the wrath of his bishop and fellow monks. A fugitive priest, he then witnesses the murder of a traveling performer--and subsequently, the mourning of actor by his fellow troupe members. He eventually becomes initiated into the troupe as a player, replacing the murdered man. They travel from town to town performing their standard morality play. They arrive in a town where a boy has been killed and a young deaf-mute girl has been imprisoned for the crime--sentenced to death for witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover that the townspeople know the young woman did not, in fact, commit the murder. The stage becomes a place where vital human truth is told. Thus, simultaneously, the fugitive priest comes to terms with his own crime and makes a powerful sacrifice, thereby redeeming himself.

In 1380, in England, after committing two capital sins, the priest Nicholas leaves the habit and joins a troupe of players leaded by Martin. The group arrives in a small village in the lands of Lord De Guise, where a boy has been recently murdered. Martin convinces the players to perform the crime on the stage, and Nicholas finds the hidden truth about the mysterious death.

In 13th century Britain a wandering priest (Bettany) takes up with a traveling band of actors. Upon discovering that a murder has occurred, they try to solve the mystery by recreating the crime in a play...

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 12 September, 2013.