Your Favorite Easter Movies

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• Apr 2, 2020

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I enjoy many of the standard televised movies during the Easter Weekend: Ben Hur, The Robe, The Ten Commandments, etc..

However, the one movie we make sure to watch each year, which really isn't related to Easter, is "Lilies of the Field", starring a young Sidney Poitier in one of his first movie roles.

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davebugg said:

I enjoy many of the standard televised movies during the Easter Weekend: Ben Hur, The Robe, The Ten Commandments, etc..

However, the one movie we make sure to watch each year, which really isn't related to Easter, is "Lilies of the Field", starring a young Sidney Poitier in one of his first movie roles.

This clip is a bit blurry for some reason:

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There's a lovely scene where Poitier is trying to teach the German nuns some English:

Rubbing his hand on his forearm: "My skin is black"

Half a dozen (white) German nuns rub their forearms: "My skin is black!"

From what I understand a delightful person as well as a great actor.

 

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The Ten Commandments is a favorite of mine.

I used to love watching the Easter Parade; but it stopped airing years ago.

 

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"The Passion" by Mel Gibson

 

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The Way, starring Martin Sheen.

A tale of resurrection, and new life.

 

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Way back when in frontier America didn't they broadcast The Wizard of Oz on TV around Easter?

 

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• Apr 3, 2020

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The Passion & Jesus Christ Superstar

 

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"Ten Commandments," "Greatest Story Ever Told" and "The Agony and the Ecstasy" . Oh, and "Sound of Music"

 

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I love ALL of the above movies mentioned! They all get a "thumbs up" from me.

 

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I have never thought of 'The Way' as an Easter movie. It certainly is a tale of redemption and resurrection.

 

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We have been watching the series The Chosen, it is excellent!
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On TV we just saw The Ten Commandments. Well, the writing and acting restricted us to be able to view the first 15 seconds only. Are we doomed?

 

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Rick of Rick and Peg said:

On TV we just saw The Ten Commandments. Well, the writing and acting restricted us to be able to view the first 15 seconds only. Are we doomed?

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You weren't able to watch the entire movie?

 

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Rick of Rick and Peg said:

Way back when in frontier America didn't they broadcast The Wizard of Oz on TV around Easter?

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I think all these great old movies we no longer see on regular TV must have been bought up by folks like Ted Turner so are no longer free. Having said that, I see "Ten Commandments" just started on ABC....

 

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Mycroft said:

I think all these great old movies we no longer see on regular TV must have been bought up by folks like Ted Turner so are no longer free. Having said that, I see "Ten Commandments" just started on ABC....

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It is the Passion for me. I watched it four times before it clicked. " Behold I do a new thing" Blessed Easter to all.