If you're the head of a California monastery and one of your priests suddenly turns into not just a woman, but an inexplicably
pregnant woman, you're bound to do a little soul-searching. That's what "Blessed Art Thou" is about, and while the film has its humorous moments (how could it not, given the premise?), it's a great deal more contemplative than the flippant summary just given might suggest. Brother Anselm (M.E. Hackett) is the priest in question. Following a visitation from the angel Gabriel -- which his superiors already doubt -- Anselm miraculously turns into a full-blown woman, fetus included.
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