Product: Luther [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Germany ]
Rating: 5.0
Let a ray of light shine in .....
It's a cheap shot for me as a Catholic, I guess, to be critical of other religions not allowing their followers to translate or even to discuss their holy books, but this movie brings home the point that it wasn't so long ago that the Holy Church had to endure a revolution in Germany to get the Bible translated by Luther.Appart from never having been encouraged to read the bible, any exploration into the life and history of Luther was even more frowned upon. This movie gives the armchair Catholic a glimpse at unknown territory as we watch the poor getting fleeced by the rich princes of the church. No the film itself is certainly not what I would consider anti-Catholic, unless you consider that discussing or questioning the history of the Church is anti-Catholic .... So you either have FAITH or you don't ....Scholars of Luther will probably fall over themselves discussing the accuracy or merits of this film and historical truth. Welcome to reality if it's a film about religion of any worth it will make you think and it will make you year for further knowledge, and, after all, knowledge is power.Both video and audio tracks are great and the acting is superb with taking us back to Germany in the 16th century. This is the last film made by Peter Ustinov and the art of film is much poorer now without a giant like him ....Great DVD ... make it part of you collection