▁of ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ▁identified ▁the ▁film ' s ▁religious ▁under p inn ings , ▁writing ▁that ▁" it ' s ▁a ▁short ▁jump ▁from ▁Rom ance ▁to ▁religion ▁(" He ▁trans fig ured ▁me . ▁He ' s ▁alive ▁in ▁me "), ▁and ▁Be aud in ▁adds ▁a ▁few ▁Catholic ▁fill ips ▁to ▁the ▁tale ▁- ▁the ▁judge ' s ▁chamber ▁comes ▁with ▁st ained - glass ▁windows , ▁the ▁Ins pect or ▁is ▁clearly ▁a ▁father - conf essor , ▁and ▁the ▁murder ▁is ▁fil med ▁as ▁a ▁blood - and - w ine ▁sacr ament . ▁But ▁that ' s ▁really ▁only ▁orn amental . ▁B ene ath ▁the ▁orn ament ation , ▁there ' s ▁a ▁st urd ier ▁reason ▁why ▁this ▁work ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁cut ▁across ▁different ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁surv ive ▁its ▁different ▁cast ings ▁( here , ▁God in ▁is ▁hard - working ▁and ▁wonderful ; ▁Dup uis ▁is ▁merely ▁hard - working ). ▁And ▁the ▁reason ▁is ▁simple . ▁For ▁all ▁its ▁se amy , ▁aber rant , ▁am oral ▁exterior , ▁what ▁we ' re ▁actually ▁seeing ▁is ▁a ▁typically ▁Ke ats ian ▁l ament ▁" half ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁ease ful ▁Death ," ▁a ▁class ically ▁bl iss ful ▁tra ged y ▁complete ▁with ▁star - cross ed ▁du o ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁nine ▁Gen ie ▁Award ▁nomin ations ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Gen ie ▁Awards : ▁Best ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Best ▁Director