The reckoning [WorldCat Entities]

"Morality play"

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"A tale from fourteenth century England of a young priest, Nicholas, who breaks his vow of chastity and has to escape the wrath of his bishop and fellow monks. He stumbles across the murder of one of the performers in a group of travelling actors and subsequently ends up joining the troupe replacing the murdered man. When they arrive in a town to give a performance they hear that a boy has been killed and a young deaf-mute girl has been sentenced to death for witchcraft and murder. The troupe discover that the town knows that the girl did not commit the murder and the stage becomes the place where truths are told. Nicholas eventually comes to terms with his sins and makes a great sacrifice."
"In this powerful murder-mystery set in the Middle Ages, a priest on the lam joins a traveling band of actors who try to solve a murder by re-creating the crime in a play. Based on the novel by Barry Unsworth."@en
"Set in 14th century England, the story involves a priest who leaves the church after committing adultery. He falls in with a troupe of traveling actors. The group ends up in a small town where a mute woman is accused of witchcraft and murder. Drawn to the woman, the troupe re-creates the events in hopes of drawing a crowd and solving the crime."@en
"In 14th-century England, a young monk breaks his vow of chastity and flees the wrath of his bishop and fellow monks. A fugitive priest, he then witnesses the murder of a traveling performer--and subsequently, the mourning of actor by his fellow troupe members. He eventually becomes initiated into the troupe as a player, replacing the murdered man. They travel from town to town performing their standard morality play. They arrive in a town where a boy has been killed and a young deaf-mute girl has been imprisoned for the crime--sentenced to death for witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover that the townspeople know the young woman did not, in fact, commit the murder. The stage becomes a place where vital human truth is told. Thus, simultaneously, the fugitive priest comes to terms with his own crime and makes a powerful sacrifice, thereby redeeming himself."@en
"Against the turbulent backdrop of England during the Middle Ages, a priest (Bettany), on the run from his disgraceful past, encounters a ragtag band of traveling actors who are searching for their next performance. Soon after arriving at an unknown villiage, the troupe discovers that a mute woman has been sentenced to death for the murder of a local boy. To seek out the truth, the leader of the actors (Dafoe) decides to break tradition of performing biblical plays and stages a performance based on the alleged facts of the crime."@en
"Set in 14th century England, this is the story of a fugitive priest (Paul Bettany) who joins a troupe of travelling actors (led by Willem Dafoe). In a small town the troupe encounters a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. The actors stage a performance based on the crime and they discover the townspeople know the woman did not, in fact, commit the murder. The fugitive priest comes to terms with his own crime and makes a powerful sacrifice to finally redeem himself."@en
"Set in 14th century England, this is the story of a fugitive priest (Paul Bettany) who joins a troupe of travelling actors (led by Willem Dafoe). In a small town the troupe encounters a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. The actors stage a performance based on the crime and they discover the townspeople know the woman did not, in fact, commit the murder. The fugitive priest comes to terms with his own crime and makes a powerful sacrifice to finally redeem himself."