reads the Manifesto, finding some unlikely spirituality in it matters of doctrine (e.g., birth control) are debated and they'll eventually agree that Quixote is a 'Catholic in spite of the Curia' while the Mayor is a 'Communist. Much of this small book, then, consists of the witty yet weighty theological/political dialogues between Catholic and Communist: sipping wine, they compare the relative evils of Stalin and Torquemada they contrast faith in God with faith in Marx Monsignor Q. clings to the Old Theology-'just having faith.' And, after rather accidentally becoming a Monsignor, aging Father Quixote is virtually forced out of his beloved El Toboso parish by the cruel Bishop-so he sets off on some travels in his beloved, senile Fiat (called 'Rocinante,' of course), with the Communist ex-Mayor of El Toboso as his Sancho Panza. defiantly stayed true to the Old Chivalry, Father Q. Quixote here is Father Quixote, a Spanish village-priest and a supposed descendant of the original Don. The film was a finalist for the 1986 BAFTA award for Best Single Television Drama Īlec Guinness received a BAFTA nomination for his portrayal.The theological shade of Greene-in a wispy, undramatic, but charming modern-day fable, loosely paralleling the Cervantes classic. Filmed in Spain ten years after Francisco Franco's death, the filming at the controversial mausoleum site Valley of the Fallen. The film is notable for being filmed in the actual locations Greene wrote about in his novel. The film stars Alec Guinness and Leo McKern, and features several notable actors including Rosalie Crutchley, Ian Richardson, Graham Crowden, Maurice Denham and an early role by Anton Lesser. Langley and original music by the Spanish composer Antón García Abril. The film was produced by Johnny Goodman, with Lloyd Shirley and Graham Greene, with cinematography by Norman G. Monsignor Quixote is a 1985 British television film later broadcast in the United States in 1987 on the PBS anthology series Great Performances.Īdapted from Graham Greene's novel of the same name, its teleplay is credited to Greene and Christopher Neame.

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