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 Lilies of the Field
| Released in 1963, "Lilies of the Field" is a modest movie set in Arizona. What is the main story line? | Lilies of the Field
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A drifter builds a chapel for some nuns.. Homer Smith happens upon some East German nuns in Arizona and ends up building them a chapel. During the building, he and the nuns learn much about each other.
Sidney Poitier. Mr. Poitier as Homer Smith, the reluctant chapel builder, is wonderful in this movie. His performance earned him a Best Actor Oscar.
| When Poitier's charactor - Homer Smith - is travelling, his car overheats. He stops for water at a farm, where he meets a group of nuns. What is the name of the Mother Superior? | Lilies of the Field
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Mother Superior Maria. Mother Superior Maria, who has been praying for someone to build her a chapel, believes that Homer is the answer to her prayers. She is portrayed by Lilia Skala.
| When the Mother Superior tells Homer about her plan to have him build her a chapel, he is reluctant. What eventually persuades Homer to build the chapel? | Lilies of the Field
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A local contractor's skepticism about Homer's ability to do the job.. The local contractor - played by the director Ralph Nelson - appears to be somewhat prejudiced and does not feel Homer is capable of building the chapel. Eventually he does donate building materials, even though the they are of poor quality.
| At one point Homer leaves the unfinished chapel for a few weeks. Where does he go and what does he do there? | Lilies of the Field
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It is never revealed in the movie.. When Homer returns his car is damaged, he doesn't eat much and he looks a mess. What it is he did, or where he went, is left unsaid in the movie.
| When Homer returns, does the Mother Superior allow him to work on the chapel? | Lilies of the Field
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Yes. Yes, in fact when Homer comes back, the Mother Superior treats him as if he had never left, and he goes back to work on the chapel.
Yes. The locals pitch in and at one point Homer even gets angry about their taking over his chapel building project. He eventually accepts help - with Mother Superior's prodding.
| In the movie a song is performed by Homer and the sisters. What is the name of this song? | Lilies of the Field
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Amen. Homer sings this song, involving the sisters, while he is leaving.
They are so involved in singing they don't realize he is leaving - until he has gone.
Yes. Yes, with the locals' help the chapel is completed when Homer lays the last brick.
| When the chapel is completed, it has to be sanctified. Does Homer stay for the sanctification? | Lilies of the Field
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No. Just as he arrived at the beginning of the move - Homer leaves quietly - missing the sanctification of the chapel.
The 1963 film "Lilies of the Field" got Academy Award nominations for:
Best Picture
Best Actor - Sidney Poitier
Best Supporting Actress - Lilia Skala
Best Adapted Screenplay - James Poe
Best B/W Cinematography - Ernest Haller
The one Academy Award won was Sidney Poitier's for Best Actor.
I hope that you enjoyed this quiz. Now watch the movie - you will be glad that you did.
He stops on their grounds when his car radiator needs water.. Poitier was the first African-American male to win an Academy Award, but not the first to receive one. In 1948, James Haskett was given an honorary Oscar for his role as Uncle Remus in "Song of the South."
A leaky roof.. Homer assumes that he is being hired for a quick repair job. Little does he know what Mother Maria has in store for him, as she believes Homer was sent by God to help the nuns build a chapel.
A western omelet with extra bacon and onions.. To top this off he also orders a whole pie. He then becomes friends with the owner, who becomes an important piece of the chapel puzzle.
Praying doesn't pay the rent.. Homer clearly understands Juan's words, noting that praying has not brought any money his way, either.
Berlin. Once in the United States, he tells Homer, the nuns were given their property by a successful farmer. But the nuns aren't successful and have little resources for upgrades. This information touches Homer, who begins to change his attitude.
| Homer infuses music into his English lessons, teaching the nuns "Amen." But he begins on the wrong foot by first singing the opening lines of which song? | Those Beautiful "Lilies of the Field"
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Frankie and Johnny. "Amen" was written by Jester Hairston, best known for his role as Rolly Forbes on the 90s sitcom "Amen." The singing voice of Hairston was dubbed for Poitier's in this film.
Ashton Company, Inc.. Here he meets Mr. Ashton, who at first is not too nice, addressing Homer as "boy" and doubting his construction and contracting skills. Homer ignores the slights and Ashton's insulting tone, and agrees to work two days a week for the contractor. Homer also adopts a firmer resolve to build the chapel.
Lord, if you're still listening, how about a little meat on the table.. The four junior nuns act like little girls at Christmas when Homer gives them a bunch of lollipops following his first shopping trip. Mother Maria, however, appears quite ambivalent, even after Homer unpacks some "real food" for all to share.
You don't even know how to accept a gift from somebody without making them feel small.. Mother Maria won't say thank you here, instead insisting that any extra money should be spent on supplies for the chapel.
I failed because I put my faith in people instead of in God.. Mother Maria is more upset that her letter attempts for philanthropic donations have gone unheeded. But she shows her unhappiness by lashing out when Homer is at his most generous. At this point, however, Homer storms off and apparently abandons the project. It is at least three weeks before he returns, and he immediately begins to work again.
Juan, Mr. Ashton and townspeople. Juan and his helpers find it amusing that Homer is trying to build the chapel by himself. Homer finally accepts one brick to be handed to him by Juan, and within minutes a construction assembly line begins. Then Mr. Ashton appears with a load of bricks.
The workers, including Homer, hold a fiesta near the building.. Homer, Juan and some of the worker enjoy some spirits and traditional Mexican dancing to celebrate. They're not raucous, but the fiesta's being held so close to the chapel is not appropriate to Mother Maria.
Thank You.. There is an eerie stillness in the room when this happens, as Mother Maria realizes that Homer and the nuns are about to part ways. Lilia Skala earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her convincing portrayal of the feisty Mother Maria.
He writes his name in the cement at the base of the cross atop the roof.. A sequel to the film was made in 1978. Called "Christmas Lilies of the Field," the less successful but equally charming film starred Billy Dee Williams as Homer Smith.
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