Black Robe

1991

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 75% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 8169 8.2K

quebec wilderness native american journey jesuit jesuits (society of jesus)

Plot summary

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.

Director

Bruce Beresford Photo
Bruce Beresford

Top cast

Lawrence Bayne Photo
Lawrence Bayne as Neehatin
Billy Two Rivers Photo
Billy Two Rivers as Ougebmat
Raoul Trujillo Photo
Raoul Trujillo as Kiotseaton
Sandrine Holt Photo
Sandrine Holt as Annuka
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
884.49 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 3
1.6 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by AlsExGal 8 / 10

On a grand scale, it's about a clash of cultures...

Reviewed by jrpeet 7 / 10

Courage of a different sort

As a retired Christian minister, I have perhaps a different view of the movie than some of the other reviewers.I felt that Laforgue,the Jesuit Priest, showed amazing courage to undertake his mission under the most difficult of circumstances. Director Bruce Beresford has addressed the issues of clashing cultures in several of his other films: Driving Miss Daisy, Mr. Johnson for example. And he presents the complexities of culture anew in this film.I was struck by the absolute beauty of Québec and the film's cinematography.Back to Laforgue for a moment: here is a protagonist that accomplishes his mission with wisdom, intellegence, prayer, dependence upon his faith, lack of violence, and persverance.
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