Australian filmmaker
Ken Cameron directs the six-part television miniseries
Brides of Christ, originally broadcast in 1991. The series involves a group of six women at an Australian convent school during the 1960s, a time of social turbulence and Vatican reforms. Sister Agnes (
Brenda Fricker) leads the group of nuns with Mother Ambrose (
Sandy Gore). The younger nuns include Sister Catherine (
Josephine Byrnes) and Sister Paul (
Lisa Hensley). Also at the convent are teenagers Frances Heffernan (
Naomi Watts) and Rosemary Fitzgerald (
Kym Wilson). Each of the six episodes focuses on one character.
Russell Crowe appears in a small role.
Brides of Christ premiered in the U.S. on A&E. Lance Entertainment releases all 327 minutes of the series in this two-disc set. Special features include cast biographies, information about Vatican II, cast credits, and web links. This product comes with the "Convent Sisters" cover, but is also available with the "Wedding Vow" cover. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide