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At the bottom of this article, you will find a list of 10 films that are ideal to watch during Lent. We've also included the release month, the release year, an IMDb rating, and a brief description. These films are great for reflection on what Lent is all about and how it applies to your own life. The films follow the lives of three Christians who experience different levels of "religious" conflict in their day-to-day life. First, however, we want to offer a brief description of what LENT is all about (in case you forgot). We realize that many Christians make their way to the theater during the Lenten season because they feel like it's something they should do. But what exactly is Lent? Is there more to it than giving up candy and drinking water instead of soda? Lent is a forty-day period of fasting, repentance, self-denial, and prayer that precedes Holy Week and Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday (the day after Mardi Gras) and ends at midnight on Holy Saturday (the day before Easter). The fasting includes abstaining from meat on Fridays. When you abstain from eating meat, does that mean you can eat anything else? Yes. You can eat anything else that is not meat. So you can eat fish on Fridays, for example, without affecting your spiritual life. Although most Christians fast on Fridays, some fast on Wednesdays as well. Some Catholics are required to abstain from eating meat on Wednesday or during Lent overall (for instance they are asked to fast from all meat during Holy Week). So which form of fasting is most important? For that answer we go to St. Gregory the Great. St. Gregory the Great was a fifth-century bishop who wrote a great book called "Dialogues" (or "The Rule of St. Benedict"). St. Gregory answers this question in his book: "Where there is a greater love, the fast is more rigorous, and where there is a greater degree of devotion, the abstinence is more lenient." Let's look at some of the films we feel are ideal for your Lenten reflection: "All That Jazz" (1979) Set in Chicago during the time of Mardi Gras. Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a Broadway director and choreographer who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. On his deathbed he reflects on his life and decides to clean up his act, taking on less work and spending more time with family and friends. This movie has an R rating because of sexually suggestive scenes and language. Release year: 1979. IMDb rating: 9. Release month: February. Description: A musical bio-pic based on the life of Broadway director, choreographer and dancer Bob Fosse. "As the Dove Flies" (1999) Set in Northern Ireland during a turbulent period of violence and political unrest. Patrick is a young boy who struggles to understand the violence around him as he deals with his own inner conflict between his mother's Roman Catholic faith and his father's Protestant faith. This movie has an R rating due to adult themes, violence, language, and some nudity (in one scene). Release year: 1999. IMDb rating: 7. Release month: July (during the summer). cfa1e77820
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