#prejean

[detournementsmineurs]

Antoine Stacquet, Marcel Vallée, Louis Pré fils, Albert Préjean, Henri Rollan et Madeleine Rodrigue dans "Paris qui Dort (Le Rayon Diabolique1)" de René Clair (1925), avril 2023.

[cheerfullycatholic]

[agirlnamedbone]

In sorting out my feelings and beliefs there is, however, one piece of moral ground of which I am absolutely certain: if I were to be murdered I would not want my murderer executed. I would not want my death avenged. Especially by government--which can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill.

Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking, 1993)

[filmjunky-99]

h a p p y b i r t h d a y

Susan Sarandon

4 October 1946

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[pic: sarandon as sister helen prejean, dead man walking, 1995]

[gatutor]

Albert Prejean-Danielle Darrieux "Se acabó la crisis" (La crise est finie) 1934, de Robert Siodmak.

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

my GOD this is incredible.

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Alibi (L’alibi) (The Alibi) (1937) Pierre Chenal

June 7th 2023

[cerulean-world]

[witnessnature]

There are spaces of sorrow only God can touch.” ― Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking

[bardengarde]

Reblogging again to add some helpful links

The petition started by Sister Helen Prejean to demand the halting of Ivan Cantu's execution. It currently needs less than 20,000 signatures to reach its goal.

Contact information for the Collin County District Attorney's office

A recent article (originally posted on February 8th, 2024) from The Texas Tribune on Cantu's case and his current situation.

Mike’s instagram

[detournementsmineurs]

“Paris qui Dort (Le Rayon Diabolique1)” de René Clair (1925) avec Madeleine Rodrigue, Henri Rollan, Albert Préjean, Antoine Stacquet, Marcel Vallée, Louis Pré fils, Myla Seller et Charles Martinelli, avril 2023.

[cheerfullycatholic]

Kim K is probably the last person I expected to see talking about Ivan Cantu, but you know what? Good for her, glad to have her on board (and that she heard about him from Sister Helen is awesome). Maybe now something can be done to stop his execution

[queen-paladin]

With Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, inside of me are two wolves.

The First wolf: wow, what a chilling and heavy and nuanced piece about the extremities of redemption and empathy and spirituality regarding capital punishment that when done right presents it neutrally and showing Sister Helen Prejean as a woman of deep humanity in a difficult position and plus with the Met Opera’s production we get to see Queen Joyce Di Donato shine again.

The Other Wolf:

[babelast]

A spicy, second chance, dark romance with an unhealthy splash of vigilante justice and organized crime.

"Saving Scarlett" by C.A. Varian weaves a tale of love and redemption, where an unlikely hero emerges from the shadows to rescue the woman he never expected to save.

In the vibrant heart of New Orleans, Scarlett Prejean's life, filled with beauty and ambition, is overshadowed by her abusive husband, Joshua. As the proud owner of a cozy bookstore, she seeks solace from the relentless cruelty of her marriage. However, fate takes a dark turn when Joshua hires Bane, an assassin bound by a relentless code, to end Scarlett's life tragically. What Joshua doesn't anticipate is the profound twist that awaits.

When Bane encounters the battered Scarlett, an overwhelming urge to protect her defies his assigned mission. Despite her scars from years of torment, Scarlett ends up under the care of her would-be executioner. In the intertwining of their lives, they grapple with an undeniable attraction, their backgrounds clashing starkly. Scarlett wrestles with her feelings for a man labeled as a killer, yet she glimpses the gentleness hidden beneath Bane's tough exterior.

Their love story unfolds against a backdrop of treacherous secrets and betrayals, guided by the brilliant hacker, Phantom, unraveling the intricate threads binding Scarlett's destiny to the criminal underworld. Their journey is a tumultuous blend of passion, danger, love, and vengeance. The burning question persists: will Bane and Scarlett find the love they desperately crave, or will those seeking their downfall ultimately triumph?

Preorder Now!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJR92XW2

[agendaculturaldelima]

#ElEscenarioDelMundo

🗣 Temporada Radial del The Metropolitan Opera ♬

🎼 Tardes de Ópera: “DEAD MAN WALKING”🎭

✍️ Compositor:Jake Heggie (Estados Unidos)

💥 Argumento: Mattew Poncelet es un condenado a muerte en Luisiana por el asesinato de dos adolescentes, aunque él afirma no haberlo cometido, dice que lo había hecho su compañero aquella noche. Con la esperanza de conseguir ayuda se empieza a escribir con la hermana Helen Prejean, quien faltando poco más de una semana para la ejecución, intentará que este consiga la absolución, con la ayuda de un abogado amigo suyo, y la paz espiritual, convirtiéndose ella en su guía. Basada en las memorias de la Hermana Helen Prejean.

👥 Elenco: Joyce DiDonato, Susan Graham, Latonia Moore y Ryan McKinny

🗣🎻 Coro y Orquesta MET (Estados Unidos)

📢 Dirección: Yannick Nézet Séguin (Canadá)

📅 Año: 2023

💫 Transmisión:

📆 Sábado 20 de Enero

🕐 1:00pm.

⌛️ Duración: 180 minutos

🎙️Conducción: Gonzalo Tello y Grete Arce

📻 Radio Filarmonia 102.7 FM

🌐 Web: bit.ly/filarmoniaradio

🙋 Acceso gratuito

[beardedmrbean]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip, paving the way for Glossip to be executed on May 18, despite the state attorney general’s concerns about some testimony and evidence.

Glossip can still plead his case for clemency to the five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, which could recommend that the governor spare Glossip’s life by commuting his sentence to life in prison without parole.

Glossip, now 60, has long maintained his innocence in the 1997 murder-for-hire killing of his former boss, Barry Van Treese, who owned the Best Budget Inn where Glossip worked as the manager. The motel’s handyman, Justin Sneed, admitted robbing Van Treese and beating him to death with a baseball bat, but claims he did so only after Glossip promised to pay him $10,000 to do it.

Sneed, who ended up getting life in prison, was the key witness in two separate murder trials for Glossip, both of which ended in a conviction and death sentence.

Earlier this month, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond urged the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to throw out Glossip’s conviction because he says Sneed lied to the jury about his mental health and drug use. Drummond said in his filing that Sneed’s misstatements, when combined with other problems in the case including the destruction of evidence, warrant a new trial.

“This is not to say I believe (Glossip) is innocent,” Drummond said in a statement at the time. “Considering everything I know about this case, I do not believe that justice is served by executing a man based on the testimony of a compromised witness.”

Glossip has been scheduled for execution before and three separate times came within hours of being put to death.

One of his scheduled executions was halted in September 2015 when prison officials realized they had received the wrong lethal drug, a mix-up that helped prompt a nearly seven-year moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma.

Glossip’s case attracted international attention after actress Susan Sarandon — who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean in the 1995 movie “Dead Man Walking” — took up his cause in real life. Prejean herself has served as Glossip’s spiritual adviser and frequently visited him in prison. His case also was featured in the 2017 documentary movie “Killing Richard Glossip.”