Calvary
Brendan Gleeson gives a performance of monumental soul in John Michael McDonagh's masterful follow-up to 'The Guard.'
Calvary
CALVARY's Father James (Brendan Gleeson) is a good-natured priest who is faced with sinister and troubling circumstances when he is threatened during confession by a mysterious member of his parish. Although he continues to comfort his own fragile daughter (Kelly Reilly) and reach out to help members of his church with their various scurrilous moral - and often comic - problems, he feels dark forces closing in, and begins to wonder if he will have the courage to face his own personal Calvary.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
100
Language
English
Director
John Michael McDonagh
Cast
Brendan Gleeson,
Chris O'Dowd,
Kelly Reilly,
Dylan Moran,
Isaach De Bankolé,
M Emmet Walsh,
Domhnall Gleeson
FEATURED REVIEW
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Calvary offers a fascinating look at contemporary attitudes toward the priesthood and Catholicism, as well as an impeccable lead performance by Brendan Gleeson and darkly sharp wit. Gleeson is a masterful actor whose indelible roles include key parts in The Guard and In Bruges. His portrait of ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 8.08.14 - 9.11.14
Claremont 5 8.22.14 - 9.11.14
NoHo 7 8.22.14 - 9.18.14
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