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A hermit (adjectival form: eremitic) is a person who lives, to some degree, in seclusion from society.
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Desert Theology of the Old Testament (i.e., the forty years wandering in the desert that was meant to bring about a change of heart).
In the Christian tradition the eremitic life is an early form of monastic living that preceded the monastic life in the cenobium. The Rule of St Benedict (ch. 1) lists hermits among four kinds of monks. In the Roman Catholic Church, in addition to hermits who are members of religious institutes, contemporary Roman Catholic Church law (canon 603) recognizes also consecrated hermits under the direction of their diocesan bishop as members of the Consecrated Life ("consecrated diocesan hermits"). The same is true in many parts of the Anglican Communion, including the Episcopal Church in the United States, although in the canon law of the Episcopal Church they are referred to as "solitaries" rather than "hermits".
Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) was a British surreal comedy group who created Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books and a stage musical as well as launching the members to individual stardom. The group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.
The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived, written and performed by members Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Loosely structured as a sketch show, but with an innovative stream-of-consciousness approach (aided by Gilliam's animation), it pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in style and content. A self-contained comedy team responsible for both writing and performing their work, the Pythons' creative control allowed them to experiment with form and content, discarding rules of television comedy. Their influence on British comedy has been apparent for years, while in North America it has coloured the work of cult performers from the early editions of Saturday Night Live through to more recent absurdist trends in television comedy. "Pythonesque" has entered the English lexicon as a result.
Actors: Maclain Nelson (actor), Maclain Nelson (producer), Kynan Griffin (producer), Kynan Griffin (writer), Kynan Griffin (actor), Jason Faller (producer), Russell Southam (producer), Nicola Posener (actress), Vidal Sancho (actor), Kohl Glass (editor), Amy De Bhrún (actress), Ciaran O'Grady (actor), Christian Davis (composer), Clare Niederpruem (actress), Clare Niederpruem (costume designer),
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy,Actors: Andrei Boncea (producer), Dan Pita (director), Iulian Timofte (miscellaneous crew), Cristina Ionescu (editor), Doina Levinta (costume designer), Luminita Costinela Stanciu (miscellaneous crew), Iuliana Tarnovetchi (producer), Titi Radoaie (actor), Gabriela Ceuta (miscellaneous crew), Cristian Lolea (composer), Stefan Alexa (miscellaneous crew), Mihai Dorobantu (actor), Liliana Nita (miscellaneous crew), Rasvan Popescu (writer), Corneliu Ulici (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Brian Satterwhite (composer), Justin Arnold (actor), Justin Arnold (actor), Jordan Crowder (actor), Dan Braverman (actor), Kyle Bogart (editor), Kyle Bogart (actor), Kyle Bogart (director), Kyle Bogart (writer), Kyle Bogart (actor), Laurie Coker (actress), Marlane Barnes (actress), Mark Scheibmeir (actor), Richard Reininger (producer), Harrison Butler (actor),
Plot: Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to create the greatest goat cheese the world has ever known, and reclaim the heart of his beloved Angie. A felonious German baker, a grave-digging hermit, and a tiny white goat color this journey of love, destiny and dairy products.
Keywords: animal-in-title, character-name-in-title, cheese, disapproving-mother, dream-sequence, goat, hermit, long-distance-relationship, surrealism, voice-over-narrationActors: Ian Roberts (actor), Chloë Sevigny (actress), Lucy Liu (actress), Olympia Dukakis (actress), Roc LaFortune (actor), Christophe Beck (composer), Stockard Channing (actress), Sandra Oh (actress), Gary Farmer (actor), Shawn Ashmore (actor), Michael Gleissner (producer), Catherine Colvey (actress), Thom Fitzgerald (director), Thom Fitzgerald (producer), Thom Fitzgerald (writer),
Plot: Sister Hilde narrates three separates stories, each directly concerning the AIDS crisis. From a Montréal based order, Sister Hilde, Sister Mary and Clara, a novice, have just arrived in Africa to work as nurses in a plantation's medical center. They learn that legend there has it that having sex with a virgin will transfer infection out from oneself. Because of this legend, an infant girl is raped. Clara, who also learns the main cause of the virus' spread within the plantation, does whatever she can to ensure that Hallyday, the plantation owner, flexes his economic power to right the wrongs on the plantation. Back in Montréal, a porn actor named Denys has been cheating on his mandatory monthly HIV tests, using his father's blood to pass as his own. As he believes he has been exposed to the virus, the negative results will allow him to continue working. When he is caught, his mother, Olive, learns the hard way of her son's true HIV status and his occupation, and devises a strategy for his well being. Denys also learns the consequences of his actions. And in China, pregnant Jin Ping works in the black market trade of blood. She buys the blood of the majority of adults in one village, but only of those who qualify. After her visit, those who sold their blood begin to get sick. Tong Sam, a rice farmer who was ill the day of the blood sale and thus could not give, has to figure out why all those around him are getting sick and dying, including members of his own family.
Keywords: africa, aids, blood-donor, child-rape, china, circumcision, circumcision-ritual, closeted-homosexual, condom, digit-in-titleActors: Michael Mendelsohn (miscellaneous crew), Cameron Mitchell (actor), Brad Krevoy (producer), William Smith (actor), Steven Stabler (producer), Julia Schklair (costume designer), John Kerry (actor), Yakov Bentsvi (producer), Karen Russell (actress), Marc J. Federman (miscellaneous crew), Leon Martell (actor), Robert C. Hughes (writer), Robert C. Hughes (director), Debbie Hines (miscellaneous crew), Rick Mitchell (editor),
Genres: Horror, Thriller,Actors: Carl Maria von Weber (composer), Wolfgang Schöne (actor), Achim Freyer (director), Roland Bracht (actor), Catarina Ligendza (actress), Wolfgang Probst (actor), Dennis Russell Davies (actor), Raili Viljakainen (actress), Toni Krämer (actor), Wolfram Raub (actor), Helmut Holzapfel (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Juraj Jakubisko (writer), Fiorenzo Carpi (composer), Nino Besozzi (actor), Juraj Jakubisko (director), Stepán Konícek (composer), Zdenek Dusek (actor), Patrik Pass (editor), Olga Schoberová (actress), Jana Brezinová (actress), Ján Melkovic (actor), Augustín Kubán (actor), Míla Beran (actor), Karol Sidon (writer), Pavol Hammel (actor), Zuzana Bocekava (costume designer),
Plot: As a car full of an assortment of characters rolls down an embankment and bursts into flames, the old driver says "See You in Hell, Friends." The relations between the characters are shown in flashbacks. The pretty Rita and her fiancee Petras meet the old colonel, and come to live in his farmhouse. Rita marries the colonel as well as her fiancee, and has a daughter Christine. The colonel's supposed father shows up, and also makes amorous advances on Rita. They all live blissfully together until two holy women with axes arrive. The women start chopping down trees to build an ark. Rita starts having nightmares and Christine is crucified.
Keywords: absurd, affair, allegory, cow, crucifixion, dark-comedy, female-nudity, infidelity, male-nudity, pregnancyActors: William H. Ziegler (editor), Harry Bowen (actor), James C. Morton (actor), David Sharpe (actor), Jim Thorpe (actor), Patsy Kelly (actress), Hal Roach (producer), Gus Meins (director), Toby Wing (actress), Samuel Adams (actor), Lyda Roberti (actress),
Plot: The Depression is hitting the girls hard: no jobs, behind on their rent, and holes in their shoes. They get the idea to stage a publicity stunt by having Patsy and Lyda go into the woods for ten days with just the clothes on their backs to show women's superiority; meanwhile, friends will sneak camping equipment to them. The first night, they get lost and have to do without the equipment. Their pals ask two Indian trackers to take the gear to Patsy and Lyda. Will the gals survive, get the publicity, and generate job offers?
Keywords: accent, alone-in-the-woods, american-indian, beard, blonde, book, buckskin, building-a-fire, cameraman, campfire