- published: 13 Feb 2016
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Originally, a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is termed patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά (patria), "lineage, progeny", esp. by the father's side (which derives from the word πατήρ – patēr meaning "father") and ἄρχων (archon) meaning "leader", "chief", "ruler", "king", etc.
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are referred to as the three patriarchs of the people of Israel, and the period during which they lived is termed the Patriarchal Age. It originally acquired its religious meaning in the Septuagint version of the Bible.
The word has acquired specific ecclesiastical meanings. In particular, the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Roman Catholic Church (above Major Archbishop and Primate), and the Assyrian Church of the East are termed Patriarchs. The office and ecclesiastical circumscription (comprising one or more provinces, though outside his own (arch)diocese he is often without enforceable jurisdiction) of such a Patriarch is termed a Patriarchate. Historically, a Patriarch may often be the logical choice to act as Ethnarch, representing the community that is identified with his religious confession within a state or empire of a different creed (as Christians within the Ottoman Empire).
Actors: Filipe Araujo (producer), Filipe Araujo (editor), Filipe Araujo (director), João Lopes Marques (producer), João Lopes Marques (actor), João Lopes Marques (writer), Tamara Kandelaki (producer), Darejan Bregvadze (actress), Ia Bagration-Mukhraneli (actress), Apolon Chachiashvili (actor), Irakli Ghutidze (actor), Petre Kochakidze (actor), Sergo Tvalchrelidze (actor), Irina Atoev (actress), Eduard Atoev (actor),
Plot: Entirely filmed in Georgia, "Iberiana" is a short film where fictional narrative borders documentary and performance while adopting a thesis that dates back to Ancient Greece. Because some still believe the Iberian Peninsula had its genesis in the Caucasus, a Basque painter tries to find its roots traveling through the other Iberia: the oriental one.
Keywords: caucasus, georgia-europe, iberiaActors: Jurgen Beck (composer), David DeLao (actor), Nathaniel Darnell (writer), Nathaniel Darnell (director), Nathaniel Darnell (producer), Nathaniel Darnell (editor), Nathaniel Darnell (actor), Topher Field (actor), Tyler Disharoon (actor), Tyler Disharoon (actor), Christopher Gill (editor), Carl Bobb (actor), Stephanie Cone (actor), Dan Grady (actor), Brantley Harris (actor),
Plot: When the individualistic, cynical soldier-for-hire Jimmy Valiant (Brant Harris) is recruited to protect an idealistic Texas state senator, the two are forced to work together to unravel a conspiracy that forces Jimmy to face a dilemma between his own lust for vengeance and his family's convictions about justice.
Keywords: christian, darnell, valiantActors: Mathius Mack Gertz (producer), Libertad Green (actress), Greg Coale (actor), William Mortensen Vaughan (writer), Tiffany Ariany (actress), Nora Bauer (actress), Mark Moran (producer), Mark Moran (director), Mark Moran (composer), Stefan Latoure (editor), Mark Moran (writer), Meera Narasimhan (actress), A.J. Faraj (actor), Jacob Canon (actor), Stephanie Rigizadeh (actress),
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Keywords: bible, curse, dove-foundation, drought, elijah, explosion, israel, jezebel, paganism, reference-to-godActors: Marco Pazzano (editor), Michelle Czukar (editor), Dylan-Thomas Childs (writer), Dylan-Thomas Childs (actor), Dylan-Thomas Childs (miscellaneous crew), Ryan McVittie (actor), Dylan-Thomas Childs (writer), Tony DiMarco (producer), Tony DiMarco (producer), Ian Barnes (actor), Will Wilson (actor), Shelley Hayes (actress), Scott MacKenzie (producer), Shelley Hayes (composer), Rob Szabo (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music, Short,Actors: Guy Maddin (writer), Guy Maddin (director), Darcy Fehr (actor), Louis Negin (actor), John Gurdebeke (editor), Tyhr Trubiak (actor), George Toles (writer), Brent Neale (actor), Matt Webber (actor), Lindsay Hamel (producer), Charlene Van Buekenhout (actress), Nihad Ademi (actor), Audrey Neale (actress), Timna Ben-Ari (actress), Shalini Sharma (actress),
Genres: Crime, Music, Short,Actors: Forrest J Ackerman (actor), Robert Sexton (director), Bobby Kennedy (composer),
Genres: Fantasy, Short,Actors: John Alderson (actor), Renato Chiantoni (actor), Booth Colman (actor), Peter Jones (actor), Akim Tamiroff (actor), Peter Ustinov (actor), Walter Thompson (producer), Peter Ustinov (producer), William Shakespeare (writer), Peter Ustinov (writer), Mario Nascimbene (composer), Peter Ustinov (director), Renzo Lucidi (editor), Yvonne Axeworthy (miscellaneous crew), John Gavin (actor),
Plot: Yes it's the Romeo & Juliet story updated to during the cold war and moved to a mittel european country ruled by writer/director/star Peter Ustinov. The General arranges for the children of the US and Russian ambassadors to fall in love. The drama increases when the General has the casting vote at the UN.
Keywords: based-on-play, character-name-in-title, diplomacy, directed-by-star, independent-film, politics, russia, shakespeare's-romeo-and-juliet, united-nations, ussrActors: Victor McLaglen (actor), Hank Mann (actor), James Mason (actor), Sterling Hayden (actor), Brian Aherne (actor), John Dierkes (actor), Robert Adler (actor), John Davidson (actor), Hal Baylor (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Tom Conway (actor), Neville Brand (actor), Donald Crisp (actor), Tudor Owen (actor), George Bruggeman (actor),
Plot: Young Prince Valiant, son of the exiled King of Scandia, journeys to Camelot to become a knight at King Arthur's Round Table. He hopes to help his father reclaim his throne from the pagan usurper Sligon and restore the Christian faith to their homeland. On his journey he stumbles on the mysterious Black Knight plotting with the Viking pretender to overthrow Arthur. Barely escaping with his life, Valiant encounters Sir Gawaine, a friend of his father's who tutors the young Viking in the skills needed to be a knight. Valiant and Gawaine's pupil/mentor relationship is complicated by their romantic involvement with Princess Aleta and her sister Ilene, daughters of a British nobleman. If Valiant is to restore his father's throne and prevent the coup d'etat against Arthur, he must uncover the true identity of the Black Knight.
Keywords: ambush, armor, arthurian-legend, axe-fight, based-on-comic, based-on-comic-book, based-on-comic-strip, bastard-son, battering-ram, battle