Tea at Trianon: St. Edith Stein: The Movie

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Sunday, August 19, 2007

St. Edith Stein: The Movie

Paula has an interesting post about the film which helped Mel Gibson to discover Maia Morgenstern. It is called The Seventh Chamber and is about St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Share

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: All these wondrous movies, yet when one goes to rent a movie, one must settle for tales of Daffy Duck--Daffy as young, Daffy as violent, Daffy as a 40 yr old virgin, Daffy the parent, and then Daffy sharing a billing and/or berth with Jack Nicholson.

A while back and only for too short a while, the Knights of Columbus hosted a movie rental section in a religious items shop here. There were movies like the 7th Chamber.. available; perhaps there are such lending libraries around in other areas, but that would certainly be one huge plus for parishes/parish halls.; August 19, 2007 at 8:46:00 AM EDT
Anonymous said...: I had not heard obout the film, will certainly look for it. Thanks for mentioning it.

Yes, it would be a good idea for parishes to have a movie night or afternoon, especially during the summer. The town where I live has one, and the films are family oriented, but it would be good for a parish church to do the same in terms of reaching out to the community.; August 19, 2007 at 1:28:00 PM EDT
Anonymous said...: Elena, I also try to get the movie here in Europe. It is not easy.:-(.

Thank you so much for mentioning the post.; August 19, 2007 at 4:24:00 PM EDT