Laudate
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A young boy must choose between the Benedictine Community and the industrialized modern world. Images of both race through his mind set to the score of Igor Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms.” Most shots are quick cuts, the film has some heavy scratches and soft focus.
Credits
Nicholas Frangakis (filmmaker); Nicholas Frangakis (contributor); Anthony Frangakis (participant); Ben O’Loughlin (participant); Allen Daviau (participant); Steven Faber (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Distributed by: UCLA Motion Picture Division
Subjects: Religions; Industrialization; Christianity
Places: North America > United States > California > Los Angeles
Language: English
Shot log: 00:17 - CU hummingbird, LS helicopter, VS cars on highway, HA people walking in city, VS construction workers, electricians, oil refinery workers, stylized quick shots of people; 02:17 - Benedictine Monk blessing communion, quick shots of workers making pottery, sewing, city construction, people and traffic moving; 03:38 - Monk blessing wine, slow motion Nuns dancing in a field, group of children run towards camera waving wheat [?], Monks running towards camera; 06:24 - CU baby being born, head crowning, negative shot doctor holding baby; 07:19-08:50 - bright light, MLS dark profile monks walking on horizon with sun behind them, end credits
Cfa elements: Print, 320 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2689
Distributed by: UCLA Motion Picture Division
Subjects: Religions; Industrialization; Christianity
Places: North America > United States > California > Los Angeles
Language: English
Shot log: 00:17 - CU hummingbird, LS helicopter, VS cars on highway, HA people walking in city, VS construction workers, electricians, oil refinery workers, stylized quick shots of people; 02:17 - Benedictine Monk blessing communion, quick shots of workers making pottery, sewing, city construction, people and traffic moving; 03:38 - Monk blessing wine, slow motion Nuns dancing in a field, group of children run towards camera waving wheat [?], Monks running towards camera; 06:24 - CU baby being born, head crowning, negative shot doctor holding baby; 07:19-08:50 - bright light, MLS dark profile monks walking on horizon with sun behind them, end credits
Cfa elements: Print, 320 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2689
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:06