Teresa of Jesus - DVD

Directed by Josefina Molina. English, German, French, Italian, & Portuguese sub-titles, 3 DVD's, approx. 449 mins. This series from Spanish Television is a dramatisation of the life of St Teresa of Avila. An attentive historical retelling of the life of Teresa of Jesus. A Carmelite nun, descended from converts from Judaism, Teresa initiated a movement of reform and liberation, and left us in her writings one of the most intensely passionate accounts to be found in the literature of XVI century Spain. Eight episodes put us in the company of a woman who was at home with ordinary people, was no stranger to Spanish nobility, and who was gifted with most profound mystical experience. Region 1 DVD. A 'multiregion' dvd player is required outside Europe.