Black Robe

Black Robe

In the winter of 1634, an extraordinary man began a perilous journey into the North American wilderness.

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Release Date

10/4/1991

Runtime

101 mins

Overview

Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$8,211,952

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A austere, introspective journey into the collision between European missionary zeal and Indigenous resistance in the 17th-century wilderness. This is a film about the weight of conviction meeting the indifference of a world that has no use for it.

Mood

TenseBleakContemplativeWistful

Themes

FaithColonialismSurvivalIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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