Cinema visto pela Teologia (209): “O Escarlate e o Negro”

Alexandre Freire Duarte analyzed the film The Scarlet and the Black in a theological review for Voz Portucalense. Duarte noted that while the film has technical limitations and conventional aesthetics, it makes a sincere effort to represent historical events with rigor and drama.

The review highlights the performances of Peck, who plays an energetic and courageous priest, and Plummer, who portrays a relentless Nazi commander. Duarte described the film as a struggle between good and evil, specifically contrasting a character driven by blind duty against one driven by the rhythm of love and mercy. The analysis also praised the film's music by Morricone and its use of locations in Rome and the Vatican.