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The Fire and the Rose

on BBC Two England

Ferocious, sensual, Bacchic rites, ecstatic Christian martyrdom, Moslem prostrations, rosary beads passing through fingers-ways in which the senses are used in religion. Man experiences through sight, touch, hearing and smell. He can delight in or suppress the senses, but rejects them at his peril. This film explores how men of all religions celebrate and deny the body in the search for God.

Contributors

Writer/Narrator:
Patrick O'Donovan
Reader:
Eileen Atkins
Reader:
Michael Hordern
Film Cameraman:
John McGlashan
Film Sound:
Bob Roberts
Film Editor:
Peter Evans
Producer:
Shirley du Boulay

BBC Two England

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