Brides of Christ 1991 (DVD) Six-part Australian Mini-series With Brenda Fricker, Sandy Gore, Josephine Byrnes, Lisa Hensley, Beth Champion, Russell Crowe and Naomi Watts.

Brides of Christ 1991 (DVD) Six-part Australian Mini-series Three-disc set Color. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, etc.) Approx. 327 minutes Beautiful print. Starring: Brenda Fricker, Sandy Gore, Josephine Byrnes, Lisa Hensley, Beth Champion, Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts. Written by John Alsop, Penny Chapman and Sue Smith. Directed by Ken Cameron . Inside the convent walls of Santo Spirito, six remarkable women find themselves caught between centuries old tradition and the climactic social changes reshaping the secular world in the 1960s. Bound by their vows, these "Brides of Christ" struggle to confront questions they cannot answer, disciplines they refuse to follow and love they dare not feel. Entrusted to their care are spirited teenagers, schooled in the doctrines of the church, but eager to taste the newfound freedoms of their generation. Winner of 4 Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Mini-Series, “Brides of Christ” stars Academy Award® winner Brenda Fricker (