I will confess that I generally find English dubbing of foreign made movies deficient. Don't know how dubbing actors are selected but they are not usually done well.( And I have purchased a lot of foreign made movies about the saints). I prefer to watch/ listen in Original language and read subtitles. I would rate this a 9 in Italian. St Rita's story is compelling as she basically lived the life of a mafia wife and eventually lost much before she gained All.
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Able to overcome challenges and forgive
laprofedehistoriadelospr1 June 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Outstanding movie located in medieval Italy. The acting is superb and the scenario for the movie is phenomenal. I have watched it three times and I always get something from it. You can see it to enlighten yourself about a time where "vendetta" was a way of living and where the pest was difficult to overcome. Or, you can watch it to inspire yourself about a woman that against all odds was able to keep her faith and forgive others walking as a peace maker and therefore a "friend" of God. All of us have, at a moment or another, someone to forgive, and this movie will motivate you to be a peacemaker. The acting of both Vittoria Belvedere and Lina Sastri, is excellent, and their dialogues very profound. Male actors are also impeccable, portraying very believable passionate Italians.
Story of an impressive saint
Vincentiu13 January 2007
The image of Vittoria Belvedere and his acting is beautiful pledge for the ambiguous beauty of Roman-Catholic saints.
A beautiful beyond words or miracles. A physical beauty, in many cases but, in essence, chain of nuances, from sweet face in tension of Blessed Elisabeth of the Trinity to severe resignation of Saint Theresia Benedikta of the Cross, from huge calm glance of Saint Gemma Galgani to mildness of Mother Teresa, from bread-face of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and Holy Face to the eyes of Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka beyond the execution.
Like any religious work, it is story about relation with God. Like every Italian religious film, it is story about personal relation with life who, grace of subtle signs, is base of God's love. And when the central character is a saint with a strong fame in Italy, Latin America,an incorruptible saint and spiritual mother of many families, witness of wonderful miracles and victim of hard times,ideal wife,mother and nun, it is enough for ignore the artistic value of movie in favor of his spiritual message.
A beautiful beyond words or miracles. A physical beauty, in many cases but, in essence, chain of nuances, from sweet face in tension of Blessed Elisabeth of the Trinity to severe resignation of Saint Theresia Benedikta of the Cross, from huge calm glance of Saint Gemma Galgani to mildness of Mother Teresa, from bread-face of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and Holy Face to the eyes of Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka beyond the execution.
Like any religious work, it is story about relation with God. Like every Italian religious film, it is story about personal relation with life who, grace of subtle signs, is base of God's love. And when the central character is a saint with a strong fame in Italy, Latin America,an incorruptible saint and spiritual mother of many families, witness of wonderful miracles and victim of hard times,ideal wife,mother and nun, it is enough for ignore the artistic value of movie in favor of his spiritual message.
beautiful
Kirpianuscus15 February 2017
a beautiful film. it is the most easy definition. maybe, the precise one. because , like each story of faith, it is just a confession. about the sacrifice and love and meaning of life and generosity. and the only detail who did the difference by many other religious films is the lead actress who not gives only the admirable image of of a Romano - Catholic popular saint but the portrait of Medieval woman. a film about a mother and her choices. about vocation and about the delicacy of miracles. beautiful. maybe touching. and useful. for discover the embroidery of emotion. for to be part of a seductive story. for admire a good script and a director who saw to explore each nuance.
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