marcello francesco mastrilli ( 1603 – october 17 , 1637 ) was an italian jesuit missionary who was martyred in japan on mount unzen during the tokugawa shogunate , which had banned christianity in 1614 .

after sailing for japan out to find and possibly reconvert the notorious apostate christavao ferreira , who went to japan and renounced his faith there , he was arrested as soon as he got off his ship .

after three days of torture in the pit of nagasaki , he was beheaded .

a painting of his death , martyrdom of saint marcello mastrilli ( 1664 ) , was made by antonio maria vassallo .

susceptible to visions , he was particularly influenced by visitations by the jesuit missionary st. francis xavier , who appeared to him twice in 1633 , and foretold him his martyrdom .

st. frances xavier is credited with twice miraculously restoring mastrilli 's health ( even if only to incite him to do missionary work in japan ) , and since the account reportedly spread quickly through italy , the " novena of grace , " in honor of st. francis xavier , was established .

mastrilli 's initiative is supposedly to thank for the presence of a silver casket in the basilica of bom jesus in old goa , which houses relics of the body of st. francis xavier .

marcello mastrilli

mastrilli , marcello f . : r . p . marcelli mastrilli . . . et xxxii sociorum ac 16 aliorum . . . - 1637
his companions gone , father mastrilli accompanied governor hurtado de corcuera on an expedition against the mindanao pirates . the spanish forces flew two standards : an image of saint francis xavier and an image of christ crucified that had been rescued from the pirates’ hands . during the battle father marcello was struck on the flank by a cannonball ; it bounced off him , leaving him unharmed . in the end the spaniards achieved a resounding victory—which they attributed to the power of saint francis xavier and father mastrilli’s intercession . [ 7 ]
marcello mastrilli was born in naples on 14 september 1603 , the son of the marquis of san marzano . although born into a life of aristocratic privilege , at age 14 marcello recognized his calling to religious vocation and announced this to his parents . meeting his father’s opposition , the determined marcello nevertheless left home in 1618 and entered the jesuit novitiate at naples . soon thereafter he had a vision of heaven opening and instantaneously understood his life’s purpose : a mission to the indies . in that same instant , he was infused with a love for christ that he knew he must live out by suffering for him . [ 1 ] during his years of novitiate , he was often visited by apparitions of saint francis xavier , the apostle of the indies , in the form of a horseman dressed in white .
history : the novena of grace , which begins march 4th and ends on the 12th , the day of the canonization of st . francis xavier , owes its origin to the saint himself . at naples , in december , 1633 , father marcello mastrilli , s . j . was at the point of death . the saint appeared to him and , bidding him renew a vow he had made to labor in japan , said :
, known as the
novena of grace
, originated as follows : in 1633 father mastrilli , s . j . , was at the point of death as a result of an
with that victory sealed , father mastrilli joined the japanese exile community in the philippines and devoted himself to learning their language . he also procured their services in building him a boat of japanese design in which he planned to slip into japan in japanese guise ; many of the japanese exiles insisted on going with him . a chinese ship carried father mastrilli , his companions , and their boat to macau , where the governor became their secret ally : he pardoned a certain ship’s pilot condemned to death for transporting a dominican friar to japan on condition that he carry father mastrilli’s mission to japan . embarking on a spanish ship that would carry them and their landing craft to japanese waters , they met with numerous vicissitudes along the way , including a fierce storm off formosa . father mastrilli is reported to have calmed the storm by making the sign of the cross over the sea with his reliquary containing saint francis xavier’s relics . [ 8 ]
at eleven o’clock on the morning of wednesday , 14 october 1637 , father mastrilli was led from his prison to the execution - ground atop the slope called nishi - zaka that overlooked nagasaki bay . the jesuits’ report on his martyrdom reads :
having been unshaken by the water torture , father mastrilli was returned to his prison cell , where he discovered that all his companions but one had apostatized ; andrew koteda had died in the pit , holding out to the glorious end . [ 15 ] while interrogating the others , the magistrates gleaned information that mastrilli had withheld from them ; they interrogated him again , threatening direr torments . he told them to do their worst , adding , “my god will give me the strength to bear it . ” [ 16 ]
father marcello mastrilli s . j . is a martyr credited in his lifetime with countless miracles , an intrepid warrior for christ whose dream was to convert the emperor of japan to the faith or die martyred as a testimony to its absolute truth . twice he testified to that truth with his lifeblood , first on a parchment signed in his own blood and placed in the hand of saint francis xavier’s corpse in its sepulchre at goa , india . his second and final blood testament was his voluntary death by torture in nagasaki , the fulfillment of his longing to atone for the apostasy of a fellow jesuit who had preceded him to japan .
the novena of grace is a catholic devotion addressed to saint francis xavier , which is usually performed from march 4 to 12 . it was instigated in 1633 by an italian jesuit , fr marcello mastrilli sj , who saw a vision of st francis xavier after he had received a life - threatening head injury . fr mastrilli was on the verge of travelling to japan to work as a missionary at the time and , in the vision , st francis urged him to recommit himself to the mission and told him :
all those who implore my help daily for nine consecutive days , from the fourth to the twelfth of march inclusive and worthily receive the sacraments of penance and holy communion on one of the nine days will experience my protection and may hope with entire assurance to obtain from god any grace they ask that is for the good of their souls and the glory of god .
after his recovery , fr mastrilli not only kept his vow and travelled to japan with a band of 33 jesuit missionaries where he was martyred , but he also widely publicised st francis xavier’s promise and began the devotion of the novena of grace which continues to this day .
boxer tells us , “the record for enduring [ this torture ] is still that of the seventeenth - century italian jesuit , mastrilli , who is said to have withstood it for two days , and received four hundred jars of water on the second day alone . ” [ 14 ]
in goa , father marcello spent many hours praying at st francis xavier’s tomb ; he had it opened and the saint’s corpse dressed in a “magnificent chasuble” donated by the spanish crown . he also got leave from the provincial to take relics from the body—a handkerchief soaked in francis xavier’s blood and a little box containing a relic of his flesh—and left in the saint’s hand a letter signed in his own blood . [ 5 ]
once lowered onto the waves , the little vessel [ 9 ] carrying father mastrilli and his companions struck out for shore , making land at satsuma on 19 september . he entered japan with one japanese companion and was immediately discovered , but bribed his discoverer and set off inland ; as their boat lay offshore , all his other japanese companions were recognized as christians and seized . eventually they confessed that they had sailed with father mastrilli , which information sparked a frenzied search of the countryside for the intrepid priest . after several days he was discovered , his captors led to him by the smoke of his campfire . when they arrived he told them , “my sons , come and seize me . ”
this was the life - defining moment : from his youth marcello mastrilli had studied and labored and yearned precisely for this great and precious hour . the very proving - ground where christovão ferreira , his unhappy predecessor , had abandoned christ , his church , and the religious order called by his name—the society of jesus—would be the stage upon which the integrity , truth , and power of that name would shine forth in all its dazzling glory . indeed , ferreira’s own given name , christovão , derived from the greek christophoros : “bearing christ . ” certainly , mastrilli the scholar would have known that etymology and wrestled in his soul with its implications : he must bear the burden , the cross , the honor and the glory of that name into the darkness and horror of the pit—bear the name unflinching , unyielding , undaunted by the pit’s dank , claustrophobic closeness , its unvented stench , its inferno of unrelenting , unendurable agonies that must be endured , that were his chosen path to paradise , with no turning back short of apostasy . for father marcello’s apostasy would declaim the falsity and the madness of his “alien religion contrary to the beliefs of buddhism and shintō” ; were he to break down after having proclaimed to all of nagasaki—indeed , to all creation—that his end would redound to the glory of his god and to his unshakable faith in that god’s promise of heaven , then news of that breakdown , bruited far and wide , would gravely wound his already - brutalized religion and smear that spotless name he bore into the pit with the foul muck of cowardice , a fault unforgivable in martial - spirited japan . countless earthbound souls would indeed “learn from his punishment”—to the horror and dismay of all the onlooking souls up in heaven .
on 11 december 1633 marcello was gravely injured when a workman , taking down draperies hung in the cardinal’s palace at naples for the feast of the immaculate conception , dropped a hammer on his head from a great height . he fell into delirium and lingered on the edge of death for ten days . on the 21st he was visited by yet another apparition of that friend of his in heaven , who led him through a series of prayers and vows , finally declaring , “you are healed : kiss in thanksgiving the sacred wounds of the crucifix . ” [ 2 ]
father marcello , hands tied behind his back , was wrapped in coils of rope from his feet up to his chest and , hanging by his feet from a gallows , lowered head - down into the pit . then the wooden lid—made in two halves , with cut - outs in the center to clamp and pinch the victim’s body—was closed on him . this method of “persuasion , ” invented by takenaka uneme - no - shō , [ 24 ] a former magistrate of nagasaki , had proven more effective in procuring forced apostasies from christians than had any other regime of torture . this was understandable , given its effects on the victim :
father mastrilli was returned to his prison to recuperate for the final torture : he had been sentenced to die in the pit . joyfully welcoming the bearer of his death - sentence , he prophesied that he would not die in the pit , but would instead be beheaded . [ 19 ] it would prove to be his last night before the final horrors began . “he passed the rest of the night in an ecstasy accompanied by miracles , ” reports léon pagès . [ 20 ]
the magistrates ordered that the priest be beheaded at once . on hearing the news , father mastrilli was jubilant , as this was precisely the end he had predicted . after the executioners had pulled him from the pit , he knelt on the sacred earth atop nishi - zaka and , invoking his patron in heaven , “he cried out with great emotion , ‘father saint francis xavier , father saint francis xavier , ’ words that were heard by the portuguese who were present . ” [ 29 ]
father eusebio francisco kino , s . j . , thirty - three years after the miraculous cure of father mastrilli , credited his own recovery from near death to the intercession of st . francis xavier . like father marcello , kino vowed to spend his life in the missions , finally arriving in the pimería alta ( sonora and arizona ) in 1687 . after founding mission dolores , his first visitas were dedicated in honor of saints ignatius and xavier at the close of the celebration of the canonization of the two saints . kino was a fervent promoter of devotion to st . francis xavier , his own patron saint , whom he saw as the great protector of native peoples throughout northwest mexico . the final days of kino’s own life came at the very close of the novena of grace as he was dedicating a chapel in honor of xavier in the mission pueblo of magdalena , sonora , march 15 , 1711 . now nearly three centuries later , throngs of devout christians flock to magdalena each year to honor st . francis xavier — a kind of continuing novena of grace . many say the pilgrimage also honors the “apostle to the pimas” just as much as the “apostle to the indies . “ whether kino or xavier , they were each men of unwavering faith wholly dedicated to the salvation of the people they had come to serve .
and learn they did . when the “iron tongue” was removed from his mouth on that mountaintop killing - ground sanctified with countless martyrs’ blood , father mastrilli thanked the magistrates , who themselves had come to nishi - zaka , and proclaimed to them , to the torturers , and in the hearing of all the crowd , the thousands of citizens of nagasaki who had come to see this spectacle , “now you shall know , sirs , how great is the god whom we adore , and how precious the paradise for which we hope . ” [ 23 ]
impressed though they were by their prisoner’s apparent sincerity and strength of character , the nagasaki magistrates had to carry out the shōgun’s law . to urge father mastrilli’s apostasy , they subjected him to the water torture for two days on end . the first day they used the funnel technique , wherein the victim has a funnel shoved into his mouth and great amounts of water poured into him so that water and blood come gushing out through the victim’s mouth , ears and nose . [ 12 ] the second day’s torture was more refined . a contemporary eyewitness , quoted by historian c . r . boxer , describes this method :
contrary to the executioners’ expectations , however , this bateren , [ 26 ] this priest , neither squirmed nor groaned , but kept perfectly still . thinking him prematurely dead , the executioners opened the lid ; father mastrilli told them , “i desire nothing ; i am in paradise . ” when the magistrates renewed their effort to tempt him to apostasy , he told them that the sun would reverse its course before his faith would fail . when the guards , perhaps to tempt him or perhaps out of real concern , asked him if he wanted water , he answered , “i want neither water nor anything else ; only glory , glory ! ” [ 27 ]
taken to nagasaki , father mastrilli appeared before the shōgun’s magistrates on 5 october 1637 . when asked why he had come to japan , he answered that he had come to speak to the emperor , to restore him to health were he still alive , and to teach him the law of jesus christ . [ 10 ] ( the “emperor” of whom he spoke was in fact the shōgun iemitsu , who was thought to be afflicted with leprosy . [ 11 ] ) he then told them that he had been sent as an ambassador by saint francis xavier , whom the magistrates knew to have been long since dead , and he recounted to them the story of his miraculous healing by xavier’s spirit .
although the news had not yet reached catholic europe , on october 18th of that same year , the jesuit provincial in japan had apostatized under torture at nagasaki . this man , christovão ferreira , had given in after five hours’ hanging in “the pit”—perhaps the most horrible torture ever devised by man . when the disconcerting news did finally arrive , many european jesuits came forward to volunteer themselves for an atoning mission to japan , hoping to die there as martyrs . father mastrilli was chosen as the mission’s superior , with good reason : he had earlier asked the father general of the society of jesus for permission to go to the indies to convert souls , whereupon the father general responded that he need not ask him for the permission that saint francis xavier—in apparition—had already given him .
from goa the mission sailed to macau—the portuguese base in east asia—hoping to proceed onward to japan , but found there that no japan - bound portuguese ship would take a priest aboard . for fear of cutting macao’s economic lifeline—the japan silk trade—and of putting all portuguese in nagasaki at risk of capital punishment by the shōgun’s deputies , the clerical authorities in macao had banned the smuggling of clergy into japan on pain of excommunication . [ 6 ] the jesuits sailed on to manila to try their luck there , arriving on 3 july . the governor of the philippines , don sebastián hurtado de corcuera , was enthusiastic about their intended mission to japan , but the spanish populace opposed the plan for fear of the mass slaughter of clergy that it would almost certainly entail ; they dissuaded father mastrilli’s companions from accompanying him , and all but he returned to macau .
normally , when a christian had been hung upside - down in the pit for an extended time , toxic blood would collect in his head , blood that must be vented by means of incisions on the temples lest he die too soon—for , after all , the magistrates wanted apostasy through torture , not death . yet , after four days’ torture in the pit , father mastrilli showed none of the usual symptoms . reports of this phenomenon alarmed the magistrates . one can guess their fears : perhaps the paradise this dauntless bateren had spoken of was real . perhaps the people of nagasaki , the guards and executioners included , were witnessing an ongoing miracle granted this bateren by his foreign god , a sign that all others might indeed learn from—but a lesson prejudicial to “the grand shōgun , emperor of japan , ” an incontrovertible sign of the truth of that “alien religion contrary to the beliefs of buddhism and shintō . ” if so , then they must act , and fast . [ 28 ]
[ 1 ] léon pagès , histoire de la religion chrétienne au japon depuis 1598 jusqu’à 165 1 . ( paris : charles douniol , 1869 ) , 828 , note . [ 2 ] pagès , 829 . [ 3 ] for interesting details on this apparition , see : ines g . županov , “passage to india : jesuit spiritual economy between martyrdom and profit in the seventeenth century” in journal of early modern history , vol . 16 , issue 2 ( 2012 ) , pp 121 - 159 . [ 4 ] pagès , 830 . [ 5 ] pagès , 831 . [ 6 ] c . r . boxer , the christian century in japan , 1549 - 1650 . ( lisbon : carcanet , 1951 ) , 369 - 370 . [ 7 ] pagès , 832 . [ 8 ] pagès , 833 . [ 9 ] a replacement for the boat the japanese exiles had built ; it had been found unsuitable . [ 10 ] pagès , 834 . [ 11 ] he may in fact have had smallpox . see liam matthew brockey , the visitor : andré palmeiro and the jesuits in asia . ( cambridge , mass : belknap press , 2014 ) , 405 . [ 12 ] saint magdalena of nagasaki received that torture , described here : urltoken [ 13 ] boxer , the christian century , 351 . [ 14 ] ibid , 351 . [ 15 ] pagès , 836 . [ 16 ] willis , clive . “the martyrdom of father marcello mastrilli s . j . ” journal of the royal asiatic society hong kong bran ch 53 ( 2013 ) : 220 . urltoken [ 17 ] willis , 220 - 221 . [ 18 ] pagès , 836 . [ 19 ] pagès , 836 - 837 . [ 20 ] pagès , 837 . [ 21 ] willis , 222 . a translation from the original portuguese . [ 22 ] ibid . [ 23 ] pagès , 838 . [ 24 ] 竹中采女正 , nagasaki bugyō from 1629 to 1633 , when he was removed from his post for illegal trading . he was forced to commit seppuku in 1634 . [ 25 ] borrowed from urltoken . the excerpt from françois caron is quoted in boxer , the christian century , 354 . [ 26 ] japanese borrowing of the portuguese ‘padre . ’ [ 27 ] pagès , 838 . [ 28 ] the jesuits’ report notes an additional reason : “the reason for their hurry was a forthcoming celebration in the temple the next day , a day on which acts of judicial punishment were forbidden . ” willis , 223 . also noted in léon pagès , histoire , 838 . [ 29 ] willis , 223 .
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on the ninth day after the death or burial of relatives and friends . they held the number seven more sacred than any other . on the contrary , we find among the ancient romans an official nine days ' religious celebration whose origin is related in livy ( i , xxxi ) . after a shower of stones on the alban mount , an official sacrifice , whether because of a warning from above or of the augurs ' advice , was held on nine days to appease the gods and avert
was made whenever the like wonder was announced ( cf . livy , xxi , lxii ; xxv , vii ; xxvi , xxiii etc . ) .
on the ninth day after death or burial . this , however , was rather of a private or
character ( cf . homer , iliad , xxiv , 664 , 784 ; virgil , aeneid , v , 64 ; tacitus , annals , vi , v . ) . the romans also celebrated their
, a yearly novena ( 13 to 22 feb . ) of commemoration of all the departed members of their
( cf . mommsen ,
corp . inscript . latin .
, i , 386 sq . ) . the celebration ended on the ninth day with a sacrifice and a joyful banquet . there is a reference to these customs in the
(
corp . jur . civil . justinian .
, ii , turin , 1757 , 696 , tit . xix ,
de sepulchro violato
) , where creditors are forbidden to trouble the heirs of their debtor for nine days after his death . st . augustine ( p . l . , xxxiv , 596 ) warns
. later on , the same was done by the pseudo - alcuin ( p . l . , ci , 1278 ) , invoking the authority of
, and still more sharply by john beleth ( p . l . , ccii , 160 ) in the twelfth century . even durandus in his
rationale
( naples , 1478 ) , writing on the
mortuary celebrations , one finds that of the ninth day with those of the third and seventh . the
constitutiones apostolicae
( viii , xlii ; p . g . , i , 1147 ) already speak of it . the
and anglo - saxons . even if it was connected with an earlier practice of the
. a nine days ' mourning with daily mass was a distinction , naturally , which could be shared by none but the higher classes . princes and the
the nine days ' mourning was retained , and so came to be called simply the
pope ' s novena
( cf .
,
museum italicum
, ii , paris , 1689 , 530 sqq . ,
ordo roman . xv
; p . l . , lxxviii , 1353 ; const .
in eligendis
of
, 9 oct . , 1562 ) . the usage still continues and consists chiefly in a novena of masses for the departed . a
of the sacred congregation of rites ( 22 apr . , 1633 ) informs us that such novenas of mourning ,
and allowed in the churches of religious ( decr . auth . s . r . c . , 604 ) . they are no longer in common use , though they have never been forbidden , and indeed , on the contrary ,
was transferred for the whole country by the tenth council of toledo in 656 ( cap . i ;
,
coll . conc .
, xi , 34 ) to 18 dec . , as the most fitting
. and this usage , because of the people who took part in the celebration , was permitted to continue ( 28 sept . , 1658 ; decr . auth . , 1093 ) . a french
( martene ,
de antiq . eccles . ritib .
, iii , venice , 1783 , 30 ) . in
the novena seems to have spread only in the seventeenth century . still , the
praxis caeremoniarum seu sacrorum romanae ecclesiae rituum accurata tractatio
of the
piscara castaldo , a book approved in 1525 by the author ' s father general ( naples , 1645 , p . 386 sqq . ) , gives complete directions for the celebration of the
were also ( 2 sept . , 1690 ) declared permissible ( decr . auth . , 1843 ) . in general , in the seventeenth century , numerous novenas were held especially in the churches of religious and to the saints of the various orders ( cf . prola ,
de novendialibus supplicationibus
, romae 1724 ,
in the celebration of novenas , special permission was granted ( decr . auth . , 3728 ) , and in the
with a novena , especially to recover health . the original home of this novena must have been
, and the neighbourhood of the lower rhine . specially noteworthy up to the year 1000 are the novenas to
, st . marcolf , and st . mommolus . st . mommolus ( or mummolus ) was considered the special
, 1733 , 645 sqq . ;
acta ss .
, august , ii , 351 sqq . ;
the power to cure scrofula by a touch of their hand . for this purpose , shortly after their
of st . marcolf at corbeny and make a novena there . those who were to be healed had to make a similar novena . but the best known is the novena to
, which continues even to our day . this is made against madness by people bitten by a mad dog or wolf ( acta ss . , november , i , 871 sqq . ) .
( cf .
acta ss .
, loc . cit . , where the attack is met and the novena justified ) . before this ,
abuse of this novena . but he does not reject novenas in general and we see from his works that in his time they were already widespread ( opera , paris , 1606 , ii , 328 ; iii , 386 , 389 ) . but notwithstanding
. not , of course , that every single variation or addition made in whatever private novena must be justified or defended . the holiest custom can be abused , but the use of the number nine can not only be justified but even interpreted in the best sense .
; the number nine , which is lacking of ten , is the number of imperfection , which is fitting for mortal kind . in some such way the
, philosophized on the meaning of the number nine . for this reason it was adapted for use where
; pseudo - ambrosius , p . l . , xvii , 10 sq . , 633 ;
, p . l . , cix , 948 sq . , cxi , 491 ; angelomus monach . , in lib . reg . iv , p . l . , cxv , 346 ;
at the ninth hour , as in the penitential books ( cf . schmitz ,
die bussbucher und die bussdisciplin
, ii , 1898 , 539 , 570 , 673 ) , or remarked that , by means of holy mass on the ninth day , the departed were to be raised to the ranks of the nine choirs of
from the beginning , so that it was reckoned among the
apostolic hours
( cf .
him in nine lessons , while from ancient times the kyrie has been heard nine times in every mass ( cf . durandus ,
rationale , de nona
;
novena is the nine months of christ in the womb . but for every novena of preparation , as also for every novena of
to make this preparation . and when the young church had faithfully persevered for nine full days in it , the
to blessed margaret mary alacoque recommended the special celebration of nine successive first fridays of the month ( cf . vermeersch ,
pratique et doctrine de la dévotion au sacré coeur de jésus
,
waited so long before positively approving and recommending novenas rather than that she finally took this step ( cf .
collection de précis historiques
,
, and even there for only one church , was the novena in preparation for the feast of st . joseph in the church of st . ignatius . this was done by the
, 10 feb . , and 4 march , 1713 ( cf . prola , loc . cit . ;
for it on 10 apr . , 1764 ( resc . auth . s . c . indulg . , 215 ) . not until later , especially from the beginning of the nineteenth century , were various novenas enriched with
in common for the whole church . they number in all thirty - two , intended for the most part as novenas of preparation for definite
, prior to the feast of st . joseph ( 19 march ) and one at any time during the year ; one novena each in
implored his assistance in a novena with such success that it came to be called the
novena of grace
. this novena is now made publicly in many countries from 4 to 12 march , the latter being the date of the
by doing so as soon as possible . all of these novenas without exception are to be made , in private or in public , with
novenas , to a certain extent official , have but contributed to increase the confidence of the faithful in novenas . hence , even the private novena of
flourishes in our day . through the novena to our lady of lourdes , through that to
or some other saint , the faithful seek and find help and relief . the history of novenas is not yet written , but it is doubtless a good part of the history of childlike
nihil obstat . february 1 , 1911 . remy lafort , s . t . d . , censor .
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the mission left lisbon on holy saturday , 7 april 1635 . forty religious were originally to have left for japan , but , “due to the parsimony of the royal treasury” of philip iv , only 33 embarked . [ 4 ] on 8 december , the feast of the immaculate conception , they reached goa , the capital of portuguese india . there they learned of the martyrdom in japan of twenty - four jesuits the preceding year .
“they tie the martyr down on a board , leaving his left hand free so that he can place it on his breast if he wishes to give a sign that he will recant . his head is left hanging down a little , and the torturers do not stop pouring great quantities of water on his face … the victims make such frantic efforts to breath [ e ] that they usually burst a blood - vessel . ” [ 13 ]
handed over to the torturers , he was stripped naked and subjected to scorching of his private parts with red - hot tongs . his modesty offended , he shamed the torturers for stooping to such vile torments ; they put away their branding - iron and subjected him to the water - torture for a third time . [ 17 ] although tortured to the edge of death , he still clung to his faith . [ 18 ]
his mouth was gagged by an iron tongue with sharp , projecting points that prevented him from proclaiming our holy faith . trussed with ropes and chains he was borne astride a horse . the right side of his head was totally shaven , while the left side was painted red , a token of extreme ignominy to the japanese . [ 21 ]
yet he was not jeered at by the crowd . behind him was carried a banner proclaiming :
the grand shōgun , emperor of japan , orders this sentence to be inflicted on the person of this madman for coming to japan to preach an alien religion contrary to the beliefs of buddhism and shintō , so that all others may learn from his punishment . [ 22 ]
it felt like his head was going to explode ; his mouth , nose and ears would soon start oozing blood . françois caron , the chief of the dutch trading - post in hirado , wrote , “this extremitie hath indeed … forced many to renounce their religion ; and some of them who had hung two or three days assured me that the pains they endured were wholly unsufferable , no fire nor no torture equalling their languor and violence . ” [ 25 ]
and heard , no doubt , by that friend of his in heaven and all the heavenly host .
it took three slashes of the sword to sever his venerable head . perhaps the swordsman , in the silence of his heart and in that name the bateren had borne into the pit , was shouting his own cry to heaven as he raised his sword atop nishi - zaka—whose earth , mixed with holy martyrs’ blood , overlooked christian nagasaki and its sparkling bay , japan’s door to the wider world .
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next tuesday , 4 march , we will begin our novena of grace with st francis xavier sj . a prayer booklet has been prepared by two alumnae of the chaplaincy at oxford university , under fr simon bishop sj , the director of spirituality for the jesuits in britain . the prayer booklet combines the words and example of pope francis and those of st francis xavier sj . “they are of a kindred spirit and are perfectly matched , ” says fr simon . “i hope anyone who takes part in the novena of grace will find the reflections , the prayers and the pictures both consoling and challenging .
while the traditional nine days for the novena of grace are in march , the novena can be prayed at any time of the year . the prayer booklet produced by the jesuits in britain is available from jesuit parishes throughout britain . the prayer leaflet in pdf format is attached .
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all those who implore my help daily for nine consecutive days , from the 4th to the 12th of march included , and worthily receive the sacraments of penance and the holy eucharist on one of the nine days , will experience my protection and may hope with entire assurance to obtain from god any grace they ask for the good of their souls and the glory of god .
the father arose , instantly cured . so well has the saint kept this promise that this devotion in his honor became universally known as the novena of grace . its efficacy is not restricted to the dates mentioned . it may be made very appropriately from november 25 - december 3 , the feast of st . francis xavier . though any prayers can be said in honor of the saint , the foregoing are generally recommended .
o saint francis xavier , well beloved and full of charity , in union with thee , i reverently adore the majesty of god ; and since i rejoice with exceeding joy in the singular gifts of grace bestowed upon thee during thy life , and thy gifts of glory after death , i give him hearty thanks therefore ; i beseech thee with all my heart ' s devotion to be pleased to obtain for me , by thy effectual intercession , above all things , the grace of a holy life and a happy death . moreover , i beg of thee to obtain for me . . . ( here mention the spiritual or temporal favor to be prayed for ) . but if what i ask of thee so earnestly doth not tend to the glory of god and the greater good of my soul , do thou , i pray , obtain for me what is more profitable to both these ends . amen .
if , for any reason , the above prayer cannot be said , it will suffice to say five times our father , hail mary and glory be . - - - - - s . c . ind . , march 23 , 1904 .
eternal god , creator of all things , remember that thou alone didst create the souls of infidels , framing them to thy own image and likeness ; behold , o lord ! how , to thy dishonor , hell is daily replenished with them . remember , o lord ! thy only son , jesus christ , who suffered for them , most bountifully shedding his precious blood : suffer not , o lord thy son and our lord to be any longer despised by infidels ; but rather , being appeased by the entreaties and prayers of the elect , the saints , and of the church , the most blessed spouse of thy son , vouchsafe to be mindful of thy mercy , and forgetting their idolatry and infidelity , cause them also to know him whom thou didst send , jesus christ thy son , our lord , who is our health , life , and resurrection , through whom we are freed and saved , to whom be all glory forever .
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housewife is a 1934 american drama film directed by alfred e. green .

the screenplay by manuel seff and lillie hayward is based on a story by hayward and robert lord .

housewife ( film )

morgana a documentary film . housewife . pornographer . artist by morgana doco team —kickstarter
with the headline : review / film ; housewife on the trail of a husband ' s schemes .
what makes the movie work , however , is that it ' s played entirely from the housewife ' s point of view , and that the housewife is played brilliantly by carrie snodgress .
this is a really weird film . it ' s a slow - burner . these are all my fucked up dreams , shoved right in your face .
- can evrenol , introducing ' housewife '
bloody disgusting has debuted a new trailer for baskin director can evrenol’s latest film housewife . the horror is set to receive its world premiere this coming friday at the l’étrange festival in france followed by its north american premiere at the brooklyn horror film festival in october ; check out the poster and trailer here…
going into housewife , i couldn ' t help but to be excited about the prospect of another baskin . that ' s where things…
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a characteristic of a poor boxer is that he telegraphs his punches . in
housewife ,
the current offering at the strand , the dramatic punches are not merely telegraphed , but radioed . about the most unexpected element of the film is the bewildering regularity with which the unexpected fails to happen . view full article in timesmachine »
' morgana’ is an artistic character portrait of a troubled 50 year old housewife , who re - invents herself as a sex - positive feminist porn star after spending 20 years in a loveless , sexless marriage .
housewife is set in turkey and its characters are all turkish ( i think ) , but everyone speaks stilted , subtitled english in what i ' m convinced is a deliberate attempt by the director to add an air of unreality to the film . it worked for me , and i also liked the jangling score and saturated cinematography which reminded me of suspiria .
the house on american housewife is a replica of the
paramount house
on the universal hollywood backlot . the original paramount house sits boarded up on a corner of the same universal backlot . its been there for years .
when your attention derives from the story to admire the body of the main actress for the rest of the film , you know you dun goofed .
get an artifact from the film ! you get a story card signed by directors + the digital download of the film + wallapaper pack + we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
in the late 1930s nella last , a housewife aged 49 , living in barrow - in - furness on the north west english coast , agrees to send details of her routine to the mass observation project , a . . . see full summary »
josie hess is an award - winning filmmaker and pornographer . she has a bachelor film & tv from swinburne and a b . a in history and cinema studies from melbourne university . her graduate film sunroom , premiered at new york’s blue stocking festival in 2015 . she has worked extensively in film marketing as the social media manager for boutique horror distributor monster pictures . josie shoots and edits indie erotica for various studios . her work has been screened all over the world and received numerous awards including best fetish film at the 2017 toronto porn awards . she is currently producing the grave of saint oran , an animation based on a poem by neil gaiman .
so what ' s it all about ? on the day 47 - year - old morgana muses decided to end her life , she took one last shot at happiness . the separated albury housewife hired a male escort and experienced intimacy for the first time in 20 years , sparking the reinvention of herself as an erotic film star . longer synopsis is available at the bottom of the page , after the rewards section !
shirley ' s a middle - aged liverpool housewife , who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband ' s chip ' n ' egg , wondering what happened to her life . she compares scenes in . . . see full summary »
housewife is centered on holly whose mother murdered her sister and father when she was seven . 20 years later and slowly losing her grip on the difference between reality and nightmares , she runs into a celebrity psychic who claims that he is destined to help her .
perhaps a bit tame by today ' s comparison , diary of a mad housewife was unique for its time period in depicting the depression felt by those stay at home moms . kudos to frank langella who i haven ' t managed to see much in his youth .
housewife is a good effort from can evrenol , who throws in dream logic , haunted house tropes , cult fanaticism , psychosexual tendencies , lovecraftian homages , psychoplasmics ( it felt that like to me , haha ! ) and lessened gore ( for him , anyway ) to great effect .
a version of this article appeared in the print edition of the straits times on september 20 , 2017 , with the headline ' gongfu film strikes out with messy plot ' . print edition | subscribe
' character shirley sporadically engages the cinema audience by looking straight into the camera as she voices her thoughts , a technique called
breaking the fourth wall
. curiously enough , the film ' s director
one day josie approached isabel to document the 50th birthday of a female pornographer , morgana muses , who she was working for at the time . morgana was to be suspended naked , in a large - scale japanese style bondage installation and then photographed as a birthday gift to herself . after meeting morgana and learning that only 3 years earlier she had been a housewife in the suburbs of rural australia , isabel and josie became fascinated by the character and her journey , approaching morgana to become the subject of a documentary film .
first time feature filmmaker craig anderson sets out on a hilarious roller - coaster journey to try and make and sell a super - low - budget horror film about an aborted fetus that seeks revenge on its family .
means a vase or vessel , often gaudily decorated and mostly of ornamental use . until françois ozon ' s latest film , i wasn ' t aware of the word ' s derogatory meaning , to describe a woman with no real power or purpose , but after this film ' s success , i suspect the vernacular will have to alter to accommodate the irony of catherine deneuve ' s fine comic performance in the titular role .
this beautifully disturbing vision of family perverted is a lovecraftian psychosexual snowglobe of a film , like a fairytale fantasy dreamt up by a child – or by an arrested , damaged adult .
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the story : the mysterious mrs k ( kara wai ) is a housewife who leads a quiet suburban life with her doctor husband ( wu bai ) and their teenage daughter little k ( siow li xuan ) . when her daughter gets kidnapped one day , she is forced to unleash her old fighting skills to get her child back .
a strange and stylish film that fits right in with the likes of killing of a sacred deer and hereditary . lacking in the dread of the former and the character of the latter , but just as gorgeously made .
potiche is delightfully performed and directed with legerdemain by this agile and versatile film - maker . there are fine supporting touches from jérémie renier as the pujols ' – ahem – artistically minded son and judith godrèche as their scheming daughter , sporting magnificent farrah fawcett - like golden hair . the film is certainly funny and attractive , and if at times it risks being somewhat decorative and hollow , there is always deneuve at its heart , smiling and burning like ice .
the biggest mistake i made going into this film was expecting greatness out of it . if there ' s one thing i ' ve learned is that can evrenol is as unpredictable as a filmmaker can get . i went into baskin not knowing what the hell to expect , watching it purely for the sake of doing so , and i came out feeling violated . it was one of the biggest surprises of last year ' s trip to the motelx film festival .
a feature - length anthology film . they are known as myths , lore , and folktales . created to give logic to mankind ' s darkest fears , these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre .
as soon as her daughter gets kidnapped , however , the film loses that sense of playfulness and goes into serious action - thriller mode , which would have been fine if it did not also keep trying to be more than that .
i ' m never quite sure if
dream logic
is a good enough excuse for a plot that doesn ' t make much sense , but i enjoyed this film ' s intriguing build - up and its ridiculously gory conclusion .
60k is when we can start adding bonus stuff , like fancy up the dvd with some custom artwork for the cover and poster , a better marketing budget for when the film is complete and commissioning a song from a musician we love .
katie otto ( katy mixon , “mike and molly” ) , a confident , unapologetic wife and mother of three , raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of westport , connecticut , filled with “perfect” mommies and their “perfect” offspring . watch the season premiere of american housewife on tuesday , oct . 11 at 8 : 30 | 7 : 30 c on abc ! subscribe : urltoken
the story of an average housewife who is married to the most annoying man in the world , you can ' t blame her for cheating on him ! you sympathize with her . this is a fantastic drama , very psychological and intense . plus , there ' s a scene with an early alice cooper band playing at a party ! check it out , it ' s cool .
they story was brilliant and victoria wood ' s acting , along with the rest of the cast was amazing ! . two minutes in and i was hooked . if you happen to see it on dvd , buy it , its a very good story . it tells us the story of nella last , as it was taken from the diaries she kept during the war right up until her death . i really cant explain too much about it , you have to watch it . housewife , 49 was a good drama , and i was surprised at how good it was . it was a story about a housewife during ww2 and it was motivating ! i just saw it tonight on itv , hopefully they will bring it out on dvd very soon . enjoy watching it rob
malaysian director ho yuhang ( at the end of daybreak , 2009 , which also starred wai ) , probably too used to showing off his artistic sensibilities , tries to elevate his first commercial film here by throwing in awkward mood shots for no reason .
9 postcards ( 3 of each design ) + the digital download of the film + wallpaper pack + we ' ll give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
original hand drawn in pencil + postcard pack ( 3 postcards ) + digital download of the film + we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
but if she was hoping that this would be the film to mark a career revival as an older action star - the way ip man ( 2008 ) did with donnie yen and taken ( 2008 ) did with liam neeson - it does not look likely to happen .
stuck in the suburbs of rural australia , morgana is an eccentric woman who struggles to fit into her role as a dutiful housewife and mother . after significant weight gain , she is ridiculed and ignored by her husband and loses her desired status as a ‘trophy wife’ . at the age of 47 she finally gets a divorce , but is cast out by her conservative community and left completely alone to drift , nameless and stateless .
we are offering an exclusive dvd deluxe version of the film with booklet and kickstarter bonus scene + postcard set + we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
you get to choose a tote bag in one of three styles + digital copy of the film + wallpaper pack . we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
receive the associate producer credit . access to the preview screenings ( via digital download ) and an opportunity to provide feedback + version of the film in format of your choice ( dvd / download ) . + any rewards of your choice , limited to what’s contained in the mega phoenix .
yet from the very start , ozon and deneuve set a tone of light irony that never lets the audience trust appearances . the film begins with deneuve jogging in a tracksuit , her hair still in rollers , and greeting the woodland animals with a merry morning smile , like some latter - day snow white on valium . with its split screens and jaunty theme music , the film draws its palette from american tv series such as dallas and charlie ' s angels , while the patter of its dialogue owes as much to screwball comedy as it does to the exaggerated rhythms of french comic theatre .
includes your logo in the films credits , your logo on the website in the ' sponsors ' section and social media shout out . access to screenings ( including cast and crew ) + digital download of the film . house of gary pty ltd can give a tax deductible invoice for this package .
ticket to the cast and crew screening with a free drink upon arrival and opportunity to chat with filmmakers afterwards + digital download of the film + we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
as directed by graeme clifford (
frances
) ,
deception
would seem to have the makings of a touristy , high - gloss caper film ; after all , it manages to take bessie to the sphinx and the acropolis on a single trip . but mr . clifford , a former film editor , does not make nearly enough of the opportunities to cut stylishly from country to country . nor does laszlo kovacs ' s clear but harsh cinematography look particularly inviting . richard sylbert , the production designer , and rudy dillon , the costumer who puts ms . macdowell into everything from mexican to arabian mufti , have considerably more fun .
this film offers a character that you have never seen before , explored in a way that you have never seen before . in a time where there is still a lack of 50 + female protagonists with a visible sexuality . ' morgana ' offers a new perspective on the importance of sexual freedom for people of all ages .
shirley ' s a middle - aged liverpool housewife , who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband ' s chip ' n ' egg , wondering what happened to her life . she compares scenes in her current life with what she used to be like and feels she ' s stagnated and in a rut . but when her best friend wins an all - expenses - paid vacation to greece for two , shirley begins to see the world , and herself , in a different light .
you choose a fabulous custom tea towel , apron or oven mitt ( see in rewards section of our kickstarter page ) + magnet + digital download of the film + we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
choose your own limited edition a3 size giclee art quality print from our 3 hand drawn morgana portraits , signed by directors isabel peppard and josie hess , aswell as morgana . plus get a digital download of the film . ( giclee printing is a printing process that partners pigment inks with fine art papers to produce archival quality prints . )
do not waste your time on this . it is a very badly acted film with a ridiculously written story . maybe , but only maybe , if you can ' t speak english you might find it ok . the plot has so many holes you could put your fist through it ! any positive comments will be fake promotion reviews for sure .
the hours follows three women through one day in their lives . one of the narrative strands explores the day in 1923 when virginia woolf begins to write mrs . dalloway . another centers around a day in the life of laura brown , an american housewife , in 1949 , in which she spends part of her time reading mrs . dalloway . the third narrative takes place on a day in the late twentieth century , in which clarissa vaughn hosts a party for her poet - friend richard . the chapters alternate with rough regularity between these three main characters .
in the film , there is an air raid on the 8th may 1941 , and on the morning of 9th may , we are informed that ilkley road and hawcoat lane both had been bombed , however this is inaccurate , as there is no record of ilkley road being bombed during wwii , and hawcoat lane was not bombed on the night of the 8th / 9th may 1941 .
skype ' ask me anything ' . speak with the directors and morgana for half an hour , have all your burning questions answered . time and date to be at the director ' s discretion . + digital copy of the film + we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
access the finished film . you get a link to a digital download of the documentary when it is complete . you also get a digital wallpaper pack for your desktop , featuring artwork by tim molloy , warren james borthwick and dale keogh . we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
executive producer - join the team at the executive producer level . you will receive an executive producer credit . access to the preview screenings ( via digital download ) and an opportunity to provide feedback + input and suggestions on the marketing and distribution strategy + version of the film in format of your choice ( dvd / download ) + any rewards of your choice , limited to what’s contained in the mega phoenix .
karina astrup is an independent producer and company director of house of gary . her debut film – 6ft hick : notes from the underground , about a brisbane based indie punk band , was financed and broadcast through abc tv , screen australia and screen qld , winning the noisy cat – ‘best music documentary award’ . teaming up with director penny vozniak , despite the gods , about renowned horror director jennifer lynch , was house of gary’s second independent feature documentary . it travelled around the world , premiering at hot docs , chicago , fantasia and sitges , winning ‘best documentary’ , ‘best director’ and ‘best comedy’ awards . 2017 will see the release of house of gary’s third feature documentary with penny vozniak , a screen australia signature funded project about the lives of four real life superheros in the usa and canada . teaming up with isabel peppard and josie hess , the production of morgana will be her fourth independant film .
crazy woman : episode one , mood swings , rolls out on full throttle with an awe inspiring woman in charge . as the name suggests , it takes you on the roller coaster of a woman’s moods . she is cool one moment and breathing fire the next . while it is a hapless insurance agent who faces the brunt of her outburst , the woman , who doesn’t have a name in the film , really bares the female self to the whole world .
bessie , a harried but sweettempered los angeles wife and mother , has had no experience as a private eye . but she is caught up in intrigue involving baseball cards marked with a secret code . ( the film has a strong but meaningless baseball motif . ) these clues lead to an international assortment of safe - deposit boxes held under assumed names . and those lead to surreptitious trafficking in either grain , ballpoint - pen ink or poison gas , depending on how closely you care to follow the plot .
one more problem with this scheme , aside from those that are already obvious , is that no one in
deception
seems clever enough to have thought it up . also in the film are viggo mortensen as bessie ' s snake - charmer of a husband and liam neeson as a noble doctor supervising a food - aid distribution project . mr . neeson , who deserves better roles than this one , figures in a final scene that is a true howler , for viewers who can last that long .
you could say luis buñuel cast deneuve as some kind of
potiche
as séverine in belle de jour in 1967 and it has been impossible ever since for the male viewer to look at this prolific actress as anything other than a symbol of female potency , even as a sort of erotic threat . ozon is surely trading on this iconography for a film that is a blend of boulevard farce , 1970s sex comedy and political satire . deneuve responds to the challenge magnificently and with a glint of mischief .
get your company logo as our sponsor in the opening titles of the movie in all editions : international festival release , dvd , vod streamed and digital download . plus our company sponsor vip package , including : company name included in our press kit , featured on our poster , as a click through logo on our website , featured in social media and all general marketing materials . invite to our exclusive private screening in melbourne . plus your own copy of the deluxe dvd with bonus kickstarter extras and a digital download of the film .
ms . macdowell is the only participant who is actually shown off to good advantage . in the midst of this nutty story , she manages to seem eminently gentle and sensible , offering some kind of reassurance that the film will not get too far off its tracks . even when it does , moving beyond the point where she or anyone else could make it palatable , ms . macdowell manages to remain a soothing presence . she looks great when going native for her sojourn in cairo , and she has the good sense never to ask how or why she got there .
there were glimpses of something interesting and different in this . the beginning sequence sets up a lot of intrigue , and when it is repeated and slightly modified later in the film it was exciting . the main character ' s confusion of reality versus dream was a good setup . unfortunately , terrible acting and dialogue , combined with no new substance in the cult / supernatural thriller genre knocked it into boring territory . even when everything hits the fan in the final act , i found myself yawning and wondering when this would end , probably because i was not invested in any of the characters and didn ' t care if they made it out or not .
deneuve ' s suzanne takes over the running of the umbrella factory while robert recovers from the trauma of kidnap , bringing to mind the umbrellas of cherbourg , the 1964 jacques demy musical in which a young deneuve worked in her mother ' s umbrella boutique . however , i think this parallel is , if not entirely accidental , then at least incidental . as it opens up , ozon ' s film allows deneuve ' s suzanne to grow into a heroine . we take her seriously even as the comedy revs into farce , and her eventual progress from factory into politics gives the third act a resonance one would have thought far beyond its reach from those kitsch beginnings .
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we are raising funds for post - production for our doco ' morgana ' about a woman who reinvents herself at 50 as a sex - positive pornstar .
welcome to the morgana documentary kickstarter . we are the filmmakers isabel , josie and karina and we are raising funds for post - production for our feature documentary ' morgana ' .
50k will mean we can afford to create a diverse selection of creatively executed miniature scenes created by isabel peppard , used to poetically express morgana’s life story , and it will also give us a safer margin for post - production costs and reward fulfillment .
morgana muses is an indie porn icon who embodies the core values a small but global community of filmmakers holds dear : fearless individualism , solid business ethics , and a joy for sexual exploration that captivates audiences everywhere .
- jiz lee
photo by stacie joy . morgana with jiz lee , chelsea poe , stoya and milcah halili
how did this all come together ? ‘morgana’ co - directors isabel peppard and josie hess first met in 2013 at a punk gig in inner city melbourne . isabel had just directed a successful short animation ‘butterflies’ and josie was working at monster pictures and just beginning her career in erotica . over beers and rants about pop culture , a friendship was born and the two began collaborating on a series of projects almost immediately .
initially , it was only going to be a short documentary , but as the story and character progressed in unexpected ways , it grew into an intense feature - length character study , which led the team from the suburbs of rural victoria to the bdsm clubs of berlin and beyond .
we are a mixture of filmmakers , documentarians and artists ( and one pornographer ) each with extensive experience in our fields .
we want to remain independent and retain control over this story so that we don ' t have to hold back any aspects , or be told to tone it down . we want to show morgana in all her glory . funds will be used for post - production covering editing , colour grade , sound mix and score .
head over to our website to check out the designs in more details . artwork by tim molloy , warren james borthwick and dale keogh
desperately in need of touch and human contact , morgana hires a male sex worker for one ‘last hurrah’ before ending it all .
after 15 years of loneliness and sexual isolation within her marriage , the encounter ignites a spark within her and she takes control of her life and begins the process of re - constructing her identity .
we like to think the biggest challenge is going to be our risque addition to society ' s understanding of age and sexuality .
however , that risk aside , as experienced filmmakers , we understand the pitfalls of producing an independent documentary like this and how long they can take to complete .
we have already shot 95 % of our footage , with just a few pick up shots yet to collect and the creative scenes that isabel is going to handmake miniatures for . we have a detailed post - production workflow plan that we will oversee , in order to ensure the project won ' t blow out timeline wise .
you ' ll receive our deepest appreciation ; and an option to have your name included on our website ' s supporters page ; and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
for ten dollars we will give you the option of having a social media shout out on facebook or twitter + you get a digital wallpaper pack with 3 designs made for desktop computers ( mac & pc + 4 : 3 or 16 : 9 ) , with work from artists tim molloy , warren james borthwick and dale keogh . we ' ll also give the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page ; and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
we will write your name ( or username ) somewhere on our body and upload the photo to social media to say thanks : ) we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page ; and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
you get a beautiful postcard with thank - you note + we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
you get the digital download of morgana when it is finished + digital download of producer karina astrup ' s previous two films , despite the gods & 6ft hick : notes from the underground , once the campaign is wrapped . we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
you get : apron , oven mitt and tea towel + digital download + postcard set ( 3 of each design ) + magnet + we ' ll also give you the option to include your name on our website ' s supporters page and you ' ll gain access to exclusive updates via kickstarter .
bryn dc is an incredible photographer and artist from australia . he is kindly offering 3 lucky backers three hq a3 prints . the characters are the bone secquelor , cleanskin , and yothena skael , wouldn ' t they look fantastic on your walls !
the models are isabel peppard , essy may and izzy mack . find more of bryns work here : urltoken
feminist / sex positive / ethical porn is a growing area of study . this package includes a screening + skype ( or in person q & a in the melbourne , region ) , at your school or club .
the big one ! you want everything , you got it . you get the dvd , digital download , sticker , postcard set , wallpaper pack , magnet , tote bag of your choice + the oven mitt , apron and tea towel + half hour skype q & a with the directors and morgana + an invite to the cast and crew party .
have dinner with morgana ! melbourne only . dinner , good conversation , and morgana . this reward will be arranged between morgana and the backer , dinner will be somewhere in melbourne ' s cbd or surrounds at morgana ' s discretion . dinner included up to value of $ 250
our believes are our strength , but leaning too much on it would render unhappiness to self is something the director is trying to convey to the viewers through a household realistic life of a girl , shyma . director’s quote : “undoubtedly the undeniable emotion to uphold in every relationship is nothing but love” - vishnulal sudha cinematography & editing : sibin chandran bgm & mixing : ratheesh krishna cast : jayasree benny george mani nair anjali k hrishikesh prabha kumar biju j gopakumar rc praveen j p assistant directors : vijitha tv eldose paul associate directors : madhu chandrika gopakumar rc biju j stills : prince k johny pro : girish k dubbing : neethu surendran studio : benson
girl in the bunker : based on a true story ( 2018 ) henry thomas ( e . t . ) moira kelly ( cutting edge )
“holly’s childhood was a nightmare—at age 7 , she watched her mother kill her sister and father . twenty years later , holly’s dreams remain plagued by that painful memory . an unexpected reunion with an old friend further complicates matters , introducing holly to a strange cult - like group that follows a celebrity psychic , one who takes a special liking to holly . and because of him , her worst nightmares become shockingly real . ”
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on a snowy eve , little holly ' s sister and father are killed by her frantic mother . years later , holly is married , lonely , and her life is soon about take a turn for the ultra weird , when she visits
umbrella of love and mind
.
lakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .
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a squad of unsuspecting cops go through a trapdoor to hell when they stumble upon a black mass in an abandoned building .
juliette , a lone survivor of an apocalyptic era , fights to survive against hunger , thirst , a broken leg and strange , disturbing creatures that only come out at nighttime .
a pulpy , action monster movie , inspired by cinemaware ' s cult 1980s video game
it came from the desert
. a nostalgic tribute to creature features from the 1950 ' s , it came from the desert . . . see full summary »
a woman who uses clothes as an emotional crutch discovers her life isn ' t as ideal as she thought . . .
kill or be killed is the golden rule of the game of death . sucks for seven millennials who ignored that rule . now each one ' s head will explode unless they kill someone . will they turn on . . . see full summary »
two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group ' s beliefs may be more sane than they once thought .
a grizzled thug and his gang head to an island retreat with a haul of 250 kilograms of gold bullion to lay low ; however , a bohemian writer , his muse , and a pair of gendarmes further complicate things , as allegiances are put to the test .
while staying at a run - down cabin in the woods during the weekend , three children must save their parents from the neighbor who intends to feed them to her un - dead family .
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after giving birth to her first child , a happily married woman sees her picture - perfect life spiral out of control .
hotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .
the bumpy love lives of four amsterdam couples intersect during the days leading up to dutch national holiday sinterklaas .
finding themselves at a crossroads in their tumultuous lives , the members of a daftly dysfunctional family struggle to sort out their hopes , fears and expectations .
soof is reaching 40 and has everything she ever wanted : three children , a small catering business , a sweet husband kasper and a lovely home . until she starts asking herself : ' is this all there is ' ?
four rich friends are living their lives , how good it is . . . ?
dutch twin sisters travel to america to look for their long - lost mother .
single father and deli owner daan tries to find love online . katje a beautiful yet self absorbed designer opens a store next door , they instantly dislike each other . daan daughter saar . . . see full summary »
tessa opens her luxurious clinic with a big party . she is smart , beautiful , savvy , and happily married with an intelligent adolescent son . but appearances are deceptive . in reality , her . . . see full summary »
after the passing of his wife , a man learns he is infirtile and their son cannot be his .
after her marriage comes undone , soof has to re - invent herself and get her tumultuous life back on track .
a woman tries to escape a stalker by moving with her children to her sister ' s isolated beach house .
lea is an immaculate 30 - something wife whose husband ' s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle . the word ' emancipation ' simply isn ' t in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in , all is rosy . so , when harry jr . arrives , she is a little traumatized at having to swap canapés for nappies . the result is a brave but hilarious story about a woman who fights to get her past - and her present - firmly back on track .
the neighborhood featured in the opening shot , and thus where lea and harry live is the
overgooi
in almere .
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a telling of the fledging careers and early days of the comedy duo that was eric morecambe and ernie wise , from their dance - hall performances of northern england to cult status .
sketch based show starring ' victoria wood ' , ' julie walters ' and many others . included regular items such as
acorn antiques
with julie as mrs overall and a regular advice slot from agony . . . see full summary »
david collins fights to rebuild his shattered life , when , after spending seven years in a high - security prison , his conviction for the murder of his wife is overturned .
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a family comedy narrated by katie , a strong - willed mother , raising her flawed family in a wealthy town filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring .
greg makes big plans to impress his parents when they visit for thanksgiving ; but his vision is shattered when his neighbor spencer and katie ' s mom , kathryn , arrives unannounced and nothing goes as . . .
katie and greg struggle to help the kids accept loss as a family friend suddenly passes away and as their pet pig , hans gruber , must be returned to his natural habitat .
westport is known for its halloween tradition of leaving an anonymous note and goodies on a neighbor ' s doorstep - called a
boo .
katie is absolutely giddy when the ottos receive their first
boo ,
. . .
when things start to fall apart at the last minute , katie figures out a new way to make the spring gala a success . meanwhile , greg attempts to be a fun dad and winds up adopting a dog . . .
the family of a special - needs teen is good at dealing with the challenges he faces - and excellent at creating new ones .
this abc show takes place in jenkintown , pennsylvania in the 1980s and follows the lives of a family named the goldbergs .
a hard - living aunt is forced to take care of her wealthy sister ' s spoiled kids after the mom flees the country to avoid criminal charges .
a dad finds out that parenting is harder than he thought after his wife goes back to work and he ' s left at home to take care of the kids .
the daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi - dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the town of orson , indiana .
a family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white , upper - middle - class neighborhood .
a newly sober single mom tries to pull her life together in napa valley while dealing with her wayward mother .
sympathetic old - school doughnut shop owner arthur , his spunky young employee and aspiring artist , franco , and their friends and patrons keep the shop going in a changing culturally - mixed inner city chicago neighborhood .
ok yea i am a family comedy junkie and i love this show and speechless equally though i have to say while katie mixion was the only selling point for me at first i thought she was all i was going to enjoy from the trailer but i have fallen in love with the family kind of yes it ' s not really new but it is great . yes i get abc aring two family comedies too close to each other could be a problem but not here it ' s perfection like i sayed it ' s not new just great my favorite part actually isn ' t even katie . much to my surprise . it ' s the youngest daughter anna kat that has me in stitches every time i watch but the whole family is lovable and the adorable katie mixion is just as sweet as always gotta love the show
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lakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .
no one thought she had the courage . the nerve . or the lingerie .
( 1966 ) in which he also spoke his thoughts directly to the viewer .
when shirley is with her son in the squat in kirby he sees a couple of kids robbing a car . when the car drives away you can see that the kid driving is replaced by an adult stunt driver .
: well what ' s wrong with that ? there ' s a woman three doors down talks to her microwave . talking to a microwave ! wall , what ' s the world coming to ?
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a woman suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again .
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samantha caine , suburban homemaker , is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter caitlin . she lives in honesdale , pa , has a job teaching school and makes the best rice krispie treats in town . but when she receives a bump on her head , she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal , top - secret agent . her old chums in the chapter are now out to kill her so she enlists the help of a cheap detective named mitch . as samantha remembers more and more of her previous life , she becomes deadlier and more resourceful . both mitch and charly proceed to do the killing thing , the bleeding thing and the shooting thing .
eight years ago she lost her memory . now , a detective must help her remember the past before it buries them both . what ' s forgotten is not always gone .
lights gas with a matchbook from tops . tops is a grocery store chain based in buffalo , new york , but also has stores in rochester , new york , and pennsylvania .
during the scene where timothy cuts charly , it shows her being cut on her right side , but after they fall down the shaft and after timothy falls into the water , we see the wound on her left side .
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deception
is a fabulously farfetched story about the string of surprises that leads bessie faro ( andie macdowell ) all over the world . the first of these surprises is her husband ' s bridgework , which arrives in the mail , along with the news that he has been in a plane crash . he has supposedly been burned beyond recognition . anyone familiar with detective fiction will know what that means , but bessie has to do a lot of globe - trotting to figure it out .
kitsch charm of the bourgeoisie : catherine deneuve and fabrice luchini in françois ozon ' s potiche .
she plays suzanne pujol , whose late father founded an umbrella factory in northern france , which her husband , robert ( the superb fabrice luchini ) , now runs with an intractable attitude to all his workers , except for his secretary , nadège ( karin viard ) , towards whom he is nothing but tractable . suzanne ' s place is in her very 70s kitchen and she seems to have contented herself with a life of domesticity .
ozon has been here before , with deneuve in tow , in his adapted musical comedy 8 women , but potiche has more confidence in its direction and more trust in its little laughs . its use of period detail is sparing yet delicious – i loved the little braided corduroy cover for the telephone receiver – and recalls the way todd haynes used period to entrap julianne moore , emotionally , in his douglas sirk pastiche far from heaven . deneuve here is a prisoner of her time and provincial place , when bourgeois women in france were not expected to be anything other than smartly turned out and morally correct . one doubts they ever were , though – especially that last part .
also in keeping with the period , there are strikes and a kidnapping , as mr pujol is taken hostage by his workers ( partly over a dispute about the toilets in one wing of the factory , which , for me , ushered in overtones of carry on at your convenience ) . suzanne takes it upon herself to negotiate for her husband ' s release by visiting the union leader , mayor babin , played by gérard depardieu , an actor who really must be seen on the big screen these days because he certainly can ' t fit on a small one .
we learn of a distant romance between babin and suzanne , tantalisingly re - enacted in flashback , and ponder how deneuve and depardieu are perhaps the most improbable pairing to have regularly played an on - screen couple ( le dernier métro , fort saganne , drôle d ' endroit pour une rencontre ) .


contraband is a lost 1925 silent film produced by famous players-lasky and distributed by paramount pictures .

alan crosland directed and lois wilson stars .

the film is taken from a novel , contraband , by charles buddington kelland .

the last film directed by alan crosland the cooperation with distributor paramount pictures .

contraband ( 1925 film )

contraband at arne andersen ' s lost film files : paramount pictures films - 1925 archived august 22 , 2015 , at the wayback machine .
cast and crew members of the film ' contraband ' pose for a group photograph on . . .
cast and crew members of the film ' contraband ' pose for a group photograph on location in cornwall . the film is being directed by fred granville for granville productions .
the american film institute catalog feature films : 1921 - 30 by the american film institute , c . 1971
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the yacht race ( 1903 ) yaji kita okazaki no neko sodo ( 1937 ) yaji kita son ' nô no maki ( 1927 ) yaka - hula - hicka - ooola ( 1926 ) yale vs . harvard ( 1927 ) yama kururu ( 1921 ) yama no senroban ( 1923 ) yami o iku ( 1923 ) the yankee clipper ( 1927 ) the yankee consul ( 1924 ) yankee doodle ( 1920 ) yankee doodle dixie ( 1913 ) yankee doodle in berlin ( 1919 ) a yankee from the west ( 1915 ) the yankee girl ( 1915 ) the yankee señor ( 1926 ) the yaqui ( 1916 ) the yaqui cur ( 1913 ) a yard of puppies ( 1903 ) the years of the locust ( 1916 ) years to come ( 1922 ) the yellow arm ( 1921 ) the yellow back ( 1926 ) the yellowback ( 1929 ) the yellow cameo ( 1928 ) [ the yellow captain ] ( 1927 ) yellow contraband ( 1928 ) the yellow dog ( 1918 ) the yellow face ( 1921 ) yellow fingers ( 1926 ) yellow flame ( 1914 ) the yellow girl ( 1916 ) the yellow lily ( 1928 ) yellow man ( 1922 ) the yellow menace ( 1916 ) the yellow pawn ( 1916 ) the yellow peril ( 1908 ) the yellow peril ( 1915 ) the yellow slave ( 1913 ) the yellow stain ( 1922 ) a yellow streak ( 1915 ) [ yellow ticket ] ( 1917 ) yen rei - sun ( 1921 ) [ yerahmiel the shlemiel ] ( 1926 ) yes or no ( 1920 ) yes , we have no — ( 1923 ) yes , yes nanette ( 1925 ) les yeux ouverts ( 1913 ) les yeux qui meurent ( 1912 ) ye vengeful vagabonds ( 1914 ) the yiddisher cowboy ( 1911 ) yiddle and his fiddle ( 1912 ) yid nesbitt ( 1927 ) yi jian mei ( 1931 ) yogoto no yume ( 1933 ) the yokel ( 1926 ) a yoke of gold ( 1916 ) yolanda ( 1924 ) [ yorke and adams ] ( 1927 ) yorktown ( 1924 ) the yosemite ( 1914 ) yosemite ( 1918 ) the yosemite trail ( 1922 ) yoshitsune sembon zakura ( 1914 ) you are guilty ( 1923 ) you can’t believe everything ( 1918 )
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born in new york city , new york to a well - to - do family , alan crosland attended dartmouth college . after graduation he took a job as a writer with the new york globe magazine . interested in the theatre , he began acting on stage , appearing in several productions with shakespearian actress annie russell .
crosland began his career in the motion picture industry in 1912 at edison studios in the bronx , new york , where he worked at various jobs for two years until he had learned the business sufficiently well to begin directing short films . by 1917 , he was directing feature - length films and in 1920 directed olive thomas in the flapper , one of her final films before her death in september of that year .
crosland died in 1936 at the age of 41 as a result of an automobile accident on sunset boulevard in los angeles . he is interred in the hollywood forever cemetery . his grave remained unmarked for 67 years until a headstone was donated by the hollywood underground in 2003 .
his son , alan crosland , jr . ( 1918–2001 ) would also have a successful career as a television director . juanita fletcher was his mother .
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cast : lois wilson [ carmel lee ] , noah beery [ deputy jenney ] , raymond hatton [ launcelot bangs ] , raymond mckee [ evan b . pell ] , charles ogle [ sheriff churchill ] , luke cosgrave [ tubal ] , edwards davis [ abner fownes ] , johnny fox [ simmy ] , victor potel [ george bogardus ] , alphonse ethier [ jared whitfield ] , cesare gravina [ ‘pee wee’ bangs ] , lillian leighton [ mrs . churchill ]
references : drew - speaking p . 289 ; filmyearbook - 1926 pp . 37 , 61 : website - afi .
mckee appeared in about 175 films between 1912 and 1935 , but was most successful in silent movies . mckee fan susan hatch of florida says he was talented at scrimshaw , and worked on whales ' teeth during six months of location filming for
down to the sea in ships
in new bedford , mass . , in 1922 . hatch says he also enjoyed playing golf and raising boston terrier puppies . /
genius : movie - maker mack sennett , a genius at churning out comedy after comedy in early hollywood , boosted the careers of at least five iowans who worked at sennett ' s keystone studios . iowa ' s best : besides raymond mckee , they included chester conklin of oskaloosa , one of sennett ' s keystone kops , known for his walrus mustache ; harry langdon of council bluffs , the baby - faced comic who today is ranked with charlie chaplin and buster keaton ; stanley
tiny
sandford of osage , a tall , broad man who usually filled supportive roles ; and ernest b . schoedsack of council bluffs , who was a sennett cameraman long before he became known for making the first
king kong .

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