Tuesday, March 17, 2026

The Conflict (1973) with Comrade Sheen


8 comments:

Cian said...

Putting myself in the shoes of the writers 53 years ago, it’s hard to know for sure what genre this was supposed to be

Michel said...

Thank you for sharing. Father General makes me imagine Francis and Leo had relations and produced a child. I'd like to go back and put a Pachamama statue on his desk.

Mike S said...

Those who lived through the period recall the madness. But how did they know it would get this bad?

Anonymous said...

parts of the film remind me of Job 1:1-12.

Anonymous said...

The film is not titled The Conflict its CATHOLICS: A Fable.
The only reason for the wrong title was a distribution deal to get the film into North American video market. The Canadian author threatened a lawsuit but didnt carry through. DVD covers have the Conflict.
Watching the film as a child when it was broadcast amidst the chaos after the Council. It was ominous.

Jason said...

Use your apostrophe’s

Anonymous said...

And still there are Jesuit priests in turtlenecks & sports coats. May God have mercy!

Anonymous said...

One could always consider what the writer himself said?

From 1999: Brian Moore’s Christ-Haunted Fiction - America Magazine