A Stranger in the Kingdom
A Stranger in the Kingdom
“Conveys the richness you experience in the literature of writers like Faulkner and Eudora Welty. Set in the 1950's, A Stranger in the Kingdom seamlessly blends rollicking comedy with morally-charged drama and taut suspense. The film is, by turns, lyrical and haunting, hilarious and hard-hitting. Filmmaker Jay Craven revels in the pastoral setting even as he exposes the hypocritical wrinkles in its craggy inhabitants."
—John Bowman, Santa Fe New Mexican
“Riveting. A delight to see.”
—The Boston Globe
“A delightful reminder that the term “independent” still can say as much about a film’s content as its financing and distribution.”
—Austin Chronicle
FILM SYNOPSIS
A Film by Jay Craven (1998)
Based on the novel by Howard Frank Mosher
Starring Ernie Hudson, Davd Lansbury, Martin Sheen, Jean-Louisa Kelly, Jordan Bayne.
A STRANGER IN THE KINGDOM tells the story of a small Vermont town whose veneer of peace and tranquility is shattered when a black minister arrives as the town’s new pastor and, soon after, finds himself charged with adultery and the murder of a French Canadian waif passing through town on her way to pursue her Hollywood dream. Young rascal lawyer Charlie Kinneson, the local favorite son, tricks the young Canadian girl into town under false pretenses but he decides to defend the minister, placing himself at odds with family, friends, and a vanishing way of life. Inspired by true events.
DVD PRICES
PUBLIC/COMMUNITY SCREENINGS
For communities, towns, cities, institutions, private libraries, and state agencies that want to show the film to a public audience. Any time you are showing this film outside the confines of your institution you must buy the rights to a community screening. The director and members from the movie are also available to travel to your town and be part of a Q and A after the screening. To inquire and book a screening Click HERE.
$25—PRIVATE/PERSONAL USE
For private screenings (in your living room). No public screening rights are given with purchase of personal use DVD. This price is not for organizations/schools or institutions.
$65—PUBLIC LIBRARY USE
For public libraries only. Private colleges and universities must buy the educational package.