Saint Barbara: Convert and Martyr of the Early Church

Friendship, Charity, Truth and God
The title of this DVD 'St.Barbara: Convert and Martyr of the Early church' pretty much tells the entire story. So howcould one make a movie about a saint of whom we know very little, relying mostly from the "Golden Legend" and make it into a full length movie and of course heaping on it a generous measure of artistic license without corrupting the original story? Well, apparently from what I've seen....very succesfully!
What we need to do is draw parallels between the little fact we have and compare it with the movie.
The facts:Barbara was the daughter of a rich pagan named Dioscorus. Her father, wanting to preserve her from the influences of the world, has he shut up in a tower. However she secretly becomes a Christian (you can't stop the Holy Spirit!).The father, enraged has he dragged before the prefect who orders her execution and she is killed by her own father. As punishment for his wicked deed, the father is struck by lightning and burned.

The movie: The...

Passion Imagery
Not to disagree with other reviewers, but I loved this movie. It made me cry, my own personal criteria of a deeply moving movie. When I first saw the subtitles, I thought: "Oh, no! Not another foreign movie with subtleties which are only understood by native speakers of the language!" I was right, but I was wrong. The subtleties are there, but they translate not in words, but in imagery. The acting and scenery of this film are beautiful. The subtitles are not distracting, but make you focus on each word --- no glancing at the clock or your I-phone or talking to your friends; you are absorbed into this movie, much like, I felt, The Passion movie. In fact, some images, like the wailing of the father over his daughter's death at the end seem taken right from The Passion.

I'd encourage you to focus not on "what REALLY happened to St. Barbara," but rather just the movie. It is a movie about love, a mother's, a friend's, and eventually, about God's love. You don't see...

Wonderful movie!
I never heard the story of St. Barbara before. This movie is beautifully made, artistically, and watching this movie made you understand the situation of the early church, where the christian were persecuted. In this movie we can see about love of man and woman, man and God, father and daughter, friendship, power, and faith live in daily life. Its a wonderful movie! I love it

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