The Jeweler's Shop
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The Jeweler's Shop is a three-act play, written by the late Pope
John Paul II in 1960, that looks at three couples as their lives become intertwined and mingled with one another.
The play looks at humanity's ideas and expectations of romantic love
and marriage
. It is a truthful and animated look at the way people are when in love and their motivations for entering into couplehood.
and tells her to keep her lamp burning for the bridegroom.
Andrew has died in the war, leaving Christopher to fear the pain of losing love. Monica is afraid that marriage will not last because of her parents' troubled marriage.
) by director Michael Anderson
and writer Jeff Andrus
in 1989 with award-winning actors Burt Lancaster
and Olivia Hussey
. The film's title used the English spelling "Jeweller" rather than the American "Jeweler".
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
John Paul II in 1960, that looks at three couples as their lives become intertwined and mingled with one another.
The play looks at humanity's ideas and expectations of romantic love
Romantic love
Romance is the pleasurable feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.In the context of romantic love relationships, romance usually implies an expression of one's love, or one's deep emotional desires to connect with another person....
and marriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
. It is a truthful and animated look at the way people are when in love and their motivations for entering into couplehood.
Act 1 - Signals
Andrew and Teresa are a young couple that have been friends for many years. Recently they have become closer and finally find themselves at the jeweler's shop looking for, and finally buying, wedding rings which unite and bind them in marriage.Act 2 - The Bridegroom
Stefan and Anna are a couple in a troubled marriage where love does not seem to exist. Their lives are filled with emptiness and disillusionment. Anna meets a stranger at the jeweler's shop, as she tries to sell her wedding ring, and opens her heart to him. However, the stranger reminds her of the Parable of the Ten VirginsParable of the Ten Virgins
The Parable of the Ten Virgins, also known as the parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, is one of the well known parables of Jesus. It appears in only one of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament...
and tells her to keep her lamp burning for the bridegroom.
Act 3 - The Children
Christopher (son of Andrew and Teresa) and Monica (daughter of Stefan and Anna) fall deeply in love and both reflect on the lives of their parents and how this has skewed their personal views of love and marriage.Andrew has died in the war, leaving Christopher to fear the pain of losing love. Monica is afraid that marriage will not last because of her parents' troubled marriage.
Film Adaptation
"The Jeweler's Shop" was adapted to the screen (La Bottega dell'oreficeLa Bottega dell'orefice
----La bottega dell'orefice is a 1989 film based on "The Jeweler's Shop" a play written by Karol Wojtyla and scripted by Jeff Andrus, starring Burt Lancaster and directed by Michael Anderson- Plot :...
) by director Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson (director)
Michael Joseph Anderson, Sr. is an English film director, best known for directing The Dam Busters , Around the World in 80 Days and Logan's Run .-Early life:...
and writer Jeff Andrus
Jeff Andrus
Jeffery Hughes "Jeff" Andrus is an American author, best known for having written The Proverb , adapting Pope John Paul II's 1960 play The Jeweler's Shop, Doc , As Summers Die, and the Tracer Family mystery fiction series....
in 1989 with award-winning actors Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile...
and Olivia Hussey
Olivia Hussey
Olivia Hussey is an Argentinian actress who became famous for her role as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Academy Award-winning 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet. For this role she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actress as well as the David di Donatello for best actress...
. The film's title used the English spelling "Jeweller" rather than the American "Jeweler".