| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song Michel Legrand (music) Alan Bergman (lyrics) Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) For the song "Pieces of Dreams". |
United Artists
Directed by Daniel Haller
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM Limited Edition Collection)
Robert Forster is a young priest in New Mexico. While counseling a pregnant teenage girl, he meets pretty young social worker Lauren Hutton. They are at odds over contraception and abortion, and have a respectful debate. Later, they fall in love, leading to his spiritual crisis. He is torn between his love for her and his love for the church, though he cannot follow its strict rules of celibacy. Forster lacks emotional range, but it fits his character, a matter-of-fact, intelligent man appealing to logic, however misguided in his very illogical, emotional situation. I found myself sympathetic to his plight, wondering how he would resolve so many conflicting responsibilities. Sadly, the Catholic church has yet to resolve any of these issues in the nearly 50 years since this film was released, and as a result its themes are still relevant today.
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