E1 Entertainment Brides of Christ DVD | Historical Drama Series | Perfect for Movie Nights & Religious Studies

Inside the convent walls of Santo Spirito, six remarkable women find themselves caught between centuries old tradition and the radical social changes reshaping the secular world in the 1960s. Bound by their vows, these "Brides of Christ" struggle to confront questions they cannot answer, disciplines they refuse to follow and love they dare not feel. Entrusted to their care are spirited teenagers, schooled in the doctrines of the church, but eager to taste the newfound freedoms of their generation.Winner of four Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Mini-Series and Best Television Actress (Lisa Hensley), Brides of Christ stars Academy Award® winner Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot) and features breakthrough performances from Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts (21 Grams) and Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

This striking mini-series exposes a tentative time in the Catholic Church -- the reformation and relaxation of many church practices that occurred in the 1960s. Set in an Australian convent and religious school, BRIDES OF CHRIST follows several nuns and schoolgirls as they wrestle with their beliefs about religion and the Catholic Church -- ranging from changes in the nuns' dress code to divor