Priest Page #2

Synopsis: Father Greg Pilkington (Linus Roache) is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an intensely emotional spiritual struggle deciding between choosing morals over religion and one life over another.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Antonia Bird
Production: Miramax Films
  4 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
R
Year:
1994
98 min
578 Views


you should know ?

Oh, yeah.

I seduced him.

He didn't seduce me.

I've got a few bob

stashed away...

and I'm in a pension scheme in work,

so we won't be destitute

when he pops his clogs.

Anything else you want to know, I'll be

out there washin' your pots and pans,

takin' a scrubbin' brush

to your underpants.

Okay ?

I'm sorry.

Right.

Can I ask you

to be discreet ?

Of course.

I was thinking of doing

some home visits.

Counterproductive.

I disagree.

What the bloody hell

do ya think you're doin' ?

Nope.

You put it out there.

Holy water.

Hello. ls this a Catholic home

by any chance ?

Piss off !

Hello ?

- Hello ?

- Are you Catholic ?

- Are you Catholic ?

- Who is it ?

- Get down. Oh, look, no one's in, mate.

Come on.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Do come in.

Thank you.

- Hi.

- Hello.

- Please, sit down.

Thanks.

We're Jehovah Witnesses

actually.

Through this holy anointing,

may the Lord in His love--

- Through this holy anointing,

may the Lord in His love-- Sorry.

- Put him in here.

Through this holy anointing,

may the Lord in His love and mercy

help you with the grace...

of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

- May the Lord who frees you from

sin, save you and raise you up.

- Relatives stay here, please.

- Nurse, you can--

- That's my Dad.

I need to go in with him.

Let's all leave him here.

It'll be all right.

So, the Lord's my Shepherd,

then ?

- Yeah.

- And something more personal ?

- Did he have a favorite song ?

- Yeah.

He's gettin' cremated.

Oh, yeah.

It was

"Great Balls Of Fire."

- Two pints of lager.

You'll do yourself an injury.

- Hey, Fr. Greg !

- Oi.

Fr. Greg ! Fr. Greg !

Fr. Greg ! Fr. Greg !

- Come on, Father, give us a song.

- Fr. Greg ! Fr. Greg ! Fr. Greg !

A song ! Come on, Father,

give us a song !

Give us a song, Father.

Give us a song.

Uh... could I say,

could I say something instead ?

About tomorrow.

I don't want to put

a damper on things.

I know that people like

to take communion at a funeral,

and some of you might

feel that you can't.

ln the morning, I'll be in the

confessional just before we start,

and I promise

it won't get heavy.

- Or even now in the backyard

if you'd like.

- No way.

- Not in the backyard.

- Yes, well, I--

- I have put a damper

on things, haven't I ?

- No, you, come on, Father.

Come on. Hey, Bob.

Bob, go on and give us a song then.

Bobby ! Bobby !

Bobby ! Bobby ! Bobby !

Lovely. Go on, son.

He was a bastard, Father.

Never a day went by

without me wishin' him dead.

- But now he's gone, you miss him.

- I miss him.

I miss the bastard.

Will you absolve me,

Father ?

- There's nothing to absolve.

- Oh, please, Father ?

God the Father of mercies, through

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Jimmy McGovern

James Stanley McGovern (born September 1949 in Liverpool) is an English screenwriter and producer. He created the television series Cracker (1993-1995), a popular and critical success in the UK, for which he received two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. He has also received recognition for The Lakes, The Street and Accused, among others. more…

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