Flying Padre

Flying Padre

1951
Documentary
Short Film
9m
Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid of a mono-plane. The priestly pilot is seen dashing from one province to the next at the helm of his trusty Piper Club administering guidance (his plane, the Flying Padre) to unruly children, sermonizing at funerals and flying a sickly child and its mother to a hospital. (imdb)
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Flying Padre

1951
Documentary
Short Film
9m
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Avg Percentile 23.58% from 238 total ratings

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Rated 24 May 2013
48
28th
It's nicely planned and shot, but the execution seems to treat the character more as a puppet guided by voice-over than an actual real character with social relevance.
Rated 09 Feb 2007
2
21st
Boring, and many of the moments are obviously orchestrated.
Rated 21 Dec 2014
40
23rd
Pathos.
Rated 28 Dec 2011
60
14th
Herzog did a better job with the same subject. By the standard of ephemeral films, this one's pretty decent - Kubrick's occasionally great eye shines through, and it's pleasingly short.
Rated 09 Nov 2011
63
20th
I found this to be a rather sweet shortie on an unsung tale.
Rated 11 Jul 2007
8
55th
The most charming film Stanley Kubrick ever made.
Rated 09 Aug 2011
30
4th
Yeah, I can see why Kubrick called it 'silly.' It is. I mean, it's obvious it doesn't take itself so serious... from the cheesy narrator, to some of the things said, it's pretty silly, which is funny considering what it's about. But it's also pretty flat, as someone said in the Criticker reviews. And thus, boring. I said thus, that's right.
Rated 20 Sep 2015
70
48th
Nice and interesting way to spend 8mins.
Rated 01 Mar 2011
39
3rd
Flat and straightforward, but hey, it's a start right?
Rated 19 Feb 2024
20
5th
I see nothing special about this at all.
Rated 27 Jan 2007
70
58th
Fairly interesting, a little bit of Kubrick's style shines through.
Rated 19 Apr 2021
30
7th
A staged story that's not very interesting told by narration.
Rated 26 Jan 2014
3
30th
the narrator is unintentionally hilarious. in fact, it wouldn't have been a surprise to find out that the flying padre didn't actually exist, because the whole thing is so goddamn cheery that i'd almost think this is an exercise in sarcasm. i was entertained, though i don't really think that was the proper intention. i suppose the flying padre is kind of a nice thing to produce propaganda for. if you really must watch a documentary about people in planes helping others, watch herzog's one.
Rated 02 Jul 2008
0
4th
Oh, Stanley.
Rated 15 Jan 2008
70
42nd
15 Ocak 08 & kubrick denince, daha iyi bir sey bekleniyor fakat o sartlar ve kubrick'in ilk kisa filmi oldugu goz onune alinirsa hicte fena bir kisa-belgesel degil.
Rated 18 Aug 2012
45
15th
This is only a few steps above a Disney or Frank Capra pathos-laden affair. Skip this one.
Rated 13 Nov 2022
80
75th
2022'de #IzlediğimFilmler ; 293. Flying Padre (1951) Ekim bitti, Kasım #StanleyKubrick maratonu başladı. Enteresan bir belgesel, Kubrick'in hislerini yine de alabiliyorsunuz.
Rated 20 Jun 2012
55
18th
Not quite as interesting as Kubrick's other short from the same year, The Day of the Fight, and that one was pretty barren. Again, this is only going to be intriguing to Kubrick completists.
Rated 04 Jun 2023
30
34th
A little short film about a padre that meets his constituents traveling in a small airplane. Very simple mildly fun documentary done by some guy named Stanley Kubrick, doing his first film. And judging by this, you wouldn't think he'd have what it takes to make it into the big times.
Rated 23 Apr 2014
10
1st
An odd step down from Stanley Kubrick's other short, The Day of the Fight. Flying Padre is exemplary in absolutely no way whatsoever, and while it possesses that charming old-timey naivete there's nothing about it that points to the talent of the director. For Kubrick fanboys only.
Rated 04 Dec 2013
19
20th
Occasionally funny. Also, a post-hoc analysis, obvs., but it's interesting what's recognizable as Kubrick here [framing, etc.].
Rated 26 Feb 2009
55
41st
It is not so relevant, but interesting contextually.

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