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Die Katholiken. anschließend diese Markierung. Katholiken ist ein Roman von Brian Moore, der 1975 unter dem Titel "Insel des Glaubens" bei Claassen in Düsseldorf erschien. Das Original kam 1972 unter …Mehr
Die Katholiken.

anschließend diese Markierung.
Katholiken ist ein Roman von Brian Moore, der 1975 unter dem Titel "Insel des Glaubens" bei Claassen in Düsseldorf erschien. Das Original kam 1972 unter dem Titel "Catholics" bei Jonathan Cape in London heraus.[1]
Abt O'Malley setzt die liturgische Reform aus dem Jahr 1966 gegen den Willen seiner Mönche durch.

Der junge katholische Priester James Kinsella, ein Amerikaner vom Ökumenischen Zentrum Amsterdam, ausgesandt von Rom, wird in Westirland nicht mit offenen Armen empfangen. Er muss erst einen Hubschrauber anfordern, um von der irischen Südwestküste aus ein mittelalterliches Kloster auf der Atlantikinsel Muck draußen vor Cahirciveen zu erreichen. Der Priester, Sohn einer Liberalen, will dort in der abgelegenen Abtei diplomatisch, aber fest auftreten. Der Abt Tomás O'Malley, ein alter St.-Alban-Mönch, steht keinem kontemplativen Orden vor. Die Mönche sind als Bauern und Fischer tätig. Auf Mount Coom bei Cahirciveen an der irischen Küste feiern die Mönche die Messe nach wie vor in Latein und kehren dabei der Gemeinde den Rücken zu. Damit handeln die Geistlichen gegen die Beschlüsse des (fiktiven) Vierten Vatikanischen Konzils. Kinsella soll dem Treiben sofort Einhalt gebieten. Vom General Humbertus von Kleist vom Orden des heiligen Alban ist er dazu mit den erforderlichen Vollmachten ausgestattet. Kinsella könnte sogar einen neuen Abt einsetzen. Dazu kommt es nicht. O'Malley tritt gastfreundlich auf. Es widersprechen nur einige Mönche: Die neue Messe sei weder Mysterium noch Gespräch mit Gott, sondern ein Lallen zusammen mit den Laien. Der Abt hingegen protestiert kein einziges Mal. Im Gegenteil. Er gesteht nach vierzig Jahren Priesterschaft Zweifel an seiner Berufung. Mit Mühe weist er den aufsässigen Novizenmeister Vater Matthew, einen hünenhaften Unruhestifter, in die Schranken. Kinsella setzt den Abt unter Zeitdruck. O'Malley verspricht nach kurzer Bedenkzeit Gehorsam gegenüber den Reformen. Kinsella reist ab. Der Abt tritt seinen Mönchen allein und ohne Schutz entgegen. Er setzt seine einzige Waffe - das Gebet - ein. Darauf gehorchen die Mönche, indem sie mit ihm beten.
Der Roman wurde von Jack Gold nach Brian Moores Drehbuch für das Fernsehen verfilmt und zuerst am 29. November 1973 in der Serie "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" ausgestrahlt. Trevor Howard spielte den Abt O'Malley, Martin Sheen den Priester James Kinsella und Andrew Keir den Vater Matthew.
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This made-for-TV movie from 1973 was shown full-length on U.S. public broadcasting stations in the 1970s. It is a visually and intellectually impressive film. The story line is very faithful to the 1972 book "Catholics" by Brian Moore, with only a couple of scenes sequenced differently, and in my opinion, rather more effectively than in the book. Unfortunately, later VHS versions have been shortened …Mehr
This made-for-TV movie from 1973 was shown full-length on U.S. public broadcasting stations in the 1970s. It is a visually and intellectually impressive film. The story line is very faithful to the 1972 book "Catholics" by Brian Moore, with only a couple of scenes sequenced differently, and in my opinion, rather more effectively than in the book. Unfortunately, later VHS versions have been shortened, with about the first ten minutes of the original film deleted.
The first few minutes of the original film were essential in setting the context for the conflict portrayed between the traditionalist Irish monks led by their Father Abbot (Trevor Howard), and the modernist representative (Martin Sheen) of their order's Vatican Father General. During these missing first few minutes, we would have seen Sheen meeting with the Father General (Raf Vallone) in Rome, and discussing the "problem" of the return of Latin Mass celebration by the monks of Howard's abbey and the growing world-wide popularity of that celebration. The first scene made it clear that the time period portrayed is hypothetical and futuristic. In this fabulous Roman Catholic Church, additional modifications and liberalization of doctrine are supposed to have taken place beyond those that have been in effect since Vatican II. Within the film, there are mentions of a "Vatican IV" and other hypothetical conventions. Missing the original initial scene, many may believe that the film has grossly erred in, or deliberately distorted, current Roman Catholic beliefs. This was not the motive of the movie as originally filmed, and it is a tremendous loss to the integrity of the original story that the vital first scene of the movie has been edited away. However, this does explain the crediting of Raf Vallone as Father General at the start and end of the film, when in fact Raf Vallone/Father General never appears in the VHS or DVD versions. It would be well worthwhile to read the first chapter of the book before seeing a shortened home video release, if at all possible.
The DVD video quality is disappointing. The color is washed out, and in several scenes it is strangely yellow-tinted. It is definitely inferior to my ten-year-old VHS copy issued by USA Home Video. The sound is occasionally clipped, with words lost in several places. Not so my VHS copy. The original film title was "Catholics, A Fable" but the cryptic title of "The Conflict" has been used for the DVD. The DVD also contains an idiotic special feature in the form of an interactive quiz about the movie content. One may entertain one's self with such challenging questions as "What was on the sign carried by the man in the brown suit?" or "What color was the priest's car?" The quiz even has incorrect answers!
In spite of these problems, I state without reservation that this DVD is well worth owning. Since Vatican II there has existed a Roman Catholic traditionalist movement that today seems to have more Vatican-sanctioned success than would ever have been thought possible at the time this film was made. Some have tried to relate the events portrayed in this film to that movement. But by movie's end, this film actually depicts far more important issues of religious belief, and its loss. This is a film, like the book, that will be of interest to anyone, of whatever faith or none, for whom philosophy of religion is of interest.
The acting by Trevor Howard is absolutely flawless and authentic. It is art and it is masterful and it is heartfelt and it is beautiful. Almost equally so is that of Cyril Cusack, who plays the role of Father Manus, a monk. Sheen's role is important, but not nearly as much as Howard's, and not remotely as well-crafted.
This is as intelligent and entertaining a film today as it was when it was made 30 years ago. Let us hope someone in the near future will gather an old PBS copy of the complete film, digitally re-master it, and finally give us a proper and fitting version of this film. I know of no other film that deserves it so much. Read more ›