A Jesuit in the dragon's kingdom
Last year I had a post about Jesuit Matteo Ricci - Matteo Ricci & the Memory Palace, so it was with interest that I read of a documentary movie about him and his time in China - A Jesuit in the dragon's kingdom.
- Gjon Kolndrekaj, director of the documentary, obtained permission from the Chinese to film in the Forbidden City
Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit (1552 – 1610) who became a missionary first to Goa and then to China, where he remained the rest of his life. You can read more about him at Wikipedia.
- the documentary was presented in Rome on June 18 by the Vatican and sponsored by the Society of Jesus (read more about it here)
You can watch a video about the making of the movie here.
posted by crystal | 11:23 AM
4 Comments:
I recently heard about that movie and think it sounds like a wonderful project. Thanks for the links pointing me to more information about the Ricci movie!
Thanks for the comment, Denise :)
Hello. Do you know how to get a hold of this documentary? I can't find it for sale or in any library. Thanks so much!
Sorry - i looked around but didn't have much luck. The best I could do was see mention of it on this page - Bombay Proveince of the Society of Jesus, which gives an email address to ask about the videio.
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