National Catholic Register

58 Years Later, the Classic ‘Lilies of the Field’ Still Bridges Racial and Religious Divides

Lilies of the Field, starring Sidney Poitier in his Oscar-winning role as Homer Smith, is an offbeat but quaint film released in 1963. Homer is on a road trip across Arizona where he encounters a ...
BroadwayWorld

THE LILIES OF THE FIELD Comes to Open Window Theatre This Spring

The Lilies of the Field comes to Open Window Theatre this spring. The production is adapted for the stage by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by William E. Barrett, and is directed by Kari Steinbach.
KTVU

Revisit the lighthearted nun comedy that won Sidney Poitier the Oscar

CHICAGO - "God is good. He has sent me a big, strong man." So says Mother Maria (Lilia Skala) in "Lilies of the Field" when Sidney Poitier’s Homer Smith first drives up to the struggling Arizona farm ...
EURweb

‘Lilies of the Field,’ ‘Wattstax,’ ‘Sweetback,’ ‘Cabin in the Sky,’ ‘Freedom Riders,’ ‘Shrek’ Added to National Film Registry (Video)

*Films starring Sidney Poitier and the voice of Eddie Murphy are among this year’s additions to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. The 1963 film “Lillies of the Field,” adapted by ...
America Magazine

Catholic Movie Club: ‘Lilies of the Field’ reveals what happens when God forces us to change our plans

Sidney Poitier and Lilia Skala in Lilies of the Field (1963). Photo courtesy of IMDb. The Catholic Movie Club is a short weekly essay pulling out spiritual themes in our favorite films. You can ...
Vulture

Lilies Of The Field

A Guide to Rewatching Sidney Poitier’s Most Memorable FilmsHis image evolved and adapted over decades as the central contradiction of the actor and director’s life played out on screens.