The film consists of four stories depicting humans' intolerance through different ages. The “Babylonian” story depicts the conflict between Prince Belshazzar of Babylon and Cyrus the Great of Persia,...Read more the Biblical “Judean” story recounts how—after the Wedding at Cana and the Woman Taken in Adultery—intolerance led to the Crucifixion of Jesus, the Renaissance "French" story tells of the religious intolerance that led to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestant Huguenots by Catholic royals, and the American "Modern" story demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers help ruin the lives of marginal Americans.
The film consists of four stories depicting humans' intolerance through different ages. The “Babylonian” story depicts the conflict between Prince Belshazzar of Babylon and Cyrus...Read more the Great of Persia, the Biblical “Judean” story recounts how—after the Wedding at Cana and the Woman Taken in Adultery—intolerance led to the Crucifixion of Jesus, the Renaissance "French" story tells of the religious intolerance that led to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestant Huguenots by Catholic royals, and the American "Modern" story demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers help ruin the lives of marginal Americans.
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