Cousin Bobby

Episcopal priest Robert Castle is the subject of this documentary, whose title refers to his relation to the film's director, Jonathan Demme. Best-known for his Oscar-winning work on Silence of the Lambs (released the same year as this film), Demme is no stranger to nonfiction filmmaking, with one ...more

Shot over a period of a year and a half, Jonathan Demme's highly personal 1992 documentary (made in-between The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia) is one of the real undiscovered treasures of his oeuvre. Robert Castle is a dynamic man, who, the film suggests, chose the Episcopal priesthood to serve more than just the spiritual needs of his inner-city parishioners. Among the film's many emotionally moving scenes are two involving a trip to find a grave site; at a family reunion in Vermont, ...more