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Movie Review: ‘Cabrini’

NEW YORK (OSV News) – In 1946, less than 30 years after her death, aged 67, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized by Pope Pius XII. Four years later, she was named the patron saint of immigrants. To judge by the luminous profile “Cabrini” (Angel Studios), however, she might just as easily be regarded as the patroness of the indomitable.

By combining visual craftsmanship with dramatic force and evoking a powerful performance from Cristiana Dell’Anna in the title role, director Alejandro Monteverde delivers a riveting retrospective. Despite the fact-based nature of the proceedings, moreover, Rod Barr’s script is infused with suspense simply because of the impossibly long odds its heroine repeatedly faces.

As the 1880s come to a close, the strong-willed superior is demonstrating her persistence by continuing to pester the Vatican for permission to achieve a cherished ambition. Despite chronic ill-health, she longs to bring the Lombardy-based missionary religious order she had helped to found at the beginning of the decade to China.

Exasperated by Cabrini’s tenacity, a cardinal tells her, “Stay where you belong, Mother.” Fat chance.

Fortunately, Pope Leo XIII (Giancarlo Giannini) proves more sympathetic. Instead of establishing an Asian mission, though, he directs Cabrini to minister to the impoverished Italian immigrants of New York City.

Thus Cabrini and a handful of her companions soon find themselves walking the mean streets of what was then Gotham’s most notorious slum, Five Points. Intent initially on reopening an abandoned orphanage in the area and later on building a hospital to serve the downtrodden community, Cabrini gets only tepid support from Archbishop Michael Corrigan (David Morse).

But she eventually gains more enthusiastic backing from New York Times reporter Theodore Calloway (Jeremy Bobb). Having been treated with respect and kindness by Cabrini, reformed local streetwalker Vittoria (Romana Maggiora Vergano) becomes both an avid fan and an active collaborator.

Cabrini has a powerful outright opponent in the Big Apple’s (fictional) Mayor Gould (John Lithgow), however. He embodies both the disdainful misogyny and rampant ethnic prejudice Cabrini had to overcome on her way to founding a charitable empire.

The work of cinematographer Gorka Gómez Andreu is chockablock with beautifully composed images. And Dell’Anna manages to convey a sense of Cabrini’s unshakable determination as well as a mysterious stateliness entirely free of self-importance. This fine portrait of the indefatigable foundress is worthy of her wide-ranging legacy — which is saying a great deal.

The film contains brief physical and gun violence, mature themes, including prostitution, and a single crass expression. The OSV News classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 — parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Also read: Radio Interview: A producer of ‘Cabrini’ discusses what

Subject of a new film, Mother Cabrini left native Italy to serve U.S. immigrants

Movie Review: ‘The Carpenter’

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Designed to present a portion of the Gospel narrative to fans of mixed martial arts fighting and heavy metal music, the biblical drama “The Carpenter” (Purdie) adds a whole new meaning to the term muscular Christianity.

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Movie Review: ‘Venom: The Last Dance’

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A trilogy of Marvel Comics adaptations that launched in 2018 comes to a dull close with “Venom: The Last Dance” (Columbia). Hobbled by the apparent exhaustion of the franchise’s trademark wit, writer-director Kelly Marcel’s wrap-up feels less like a waltz out the door than a stagger to the finish line.

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Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon

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Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.

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Movie Review: ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’

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Donn Fendler’s story is recounted in the restrained dramatization “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” (Blue Fox). Though the lad’s experience was a harrowing one, this look back at it is ultimately a life-affirming tale about the power of perseverance.

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Radio Interview: Family Theater Productions

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Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Holy Cross Father David Guffey, national director and head of production at Family Theater Productions about the work it produces, and about a new film that will begin airing in November on PBS stations, “Playing Like a Girl: The House that Rob Built.”

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Top 100 Pro-Catholic Movies

In 2004, the National Catholic Register and Faith & Family magazine gathered online nominations for films that best celebrate Catholic life. These are movies with specific Catholic references, not simply with Catholic themes. More than 1,000 people voted for their favorites. Here are the results. WARNING: Not all of these movies are family-friendly. Movies with asterisks are known to have adult content. However, readers are advised to preview all films to determine if they’re appropriate for your children. 1. The Passion of the Christ (2004)* 2. The Sound of Music (1965) 3. A Man For All Seasons (1966) 4. The Song of Bernadette (1943) 5. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) 6. The Ten Commandments (1956) 7. The Scarlet and the Black (1983) 8. Jesus of Nazareth (1977) 9. Schindler’s List (1993) * 10. The Bells of St Mary’s (1945) 11. Thérèse (2004) 12. Braveheart (1995) * 13. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima 14. The Mission (1986) * 15. Lilies of the Field (1963) 16. The Miracle of Marcelino (1955) 17. Les Miserables (1998) * 18. The Quiet Man (1952) 19. Ben Hur (1959) 20. Rudy (1993) * 21. The Robe (1953) 22. Return to Me (2000) * 23. We Were Soldiers (2002) * 24. Becket (1964) * 25. Going My Way (1944) 26. Romero (1989) 27. Sister Act (1992) * 28. Pope John Paul II (1984) 29. Jonah: a Veggie Tales Movie (2002) 30. Shoes of the Fisherman (1986) 31. Brideshead Revisited (1981) * 32. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) 33. On the Waterfront (1954) 34. I Confess (1953) 35. Boys Town (1938) 36. Molokai: the Story of Father Damien (1999) * 37. Quo Vadis (1951) 38. The Trouble With Angels (1956) 39. Babette’s Feast (1987) 40. The Rookie (2002) * S 41. The Reluctant Saint (1962) 42. One Man’s Hero (1999) 43. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) 44. The Exorcist (1973) * 45. Dead Man Walking (1995) * 46. Joan of Arc (1948) 47. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) * 48. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) * 49. Angels In the Outfield (1951) 50. Moonstruck (1987) * 51. The Miracle Maker: the Story of Jesus (2000) 52. Henry V (1989) * 53. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) 54. Entertaining Angels: the Dorothy Day Story (1996) 55. Knute Rockne: All American (1940) 56. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) 57. The Singing Nun (1966) 58. Marty (1955) 59. Monsieur Vincent (1948) 60. The Assisi Underground (1985) 61. Au Revoir Les Infants (1987) * 62. Come to the Stable (1949) 63. Diary of a Country Priest (1951) 64. In This House of Brede (1975) 65. The Jeweller’s Shop (1988) 66. The Miracle of the Bells (1948) 67. The Fighting Sullivans (1944) 68. The Fourth Wiseman (1985) 69. The Juggler of Notre Dame (1970) 70. Barabbas (1962) 71. King of Kings (1961) 72. Francis of Assisi (1961) 73. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1937) 74. The Decalogue (1987) * 75. The Gospel According to Saint Matthew (1966) 76. Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) 77. The Fugitive (1947) 78. The Longest Day (1962) 79. Thérèse (1986) 80. The Gospel of John (2003) 81. A.D. (1985) 82. Faustyna (1995) 83. The Son (2002) 84. Francesco (1989) * 85. The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) 86. Brother Orchid (1940) 87. Demetrius and the Gladiators 88. Nazarin (1958) 89. The Silver Chalice (1954) 90. When In Rome (1952) 91. Not of This World (1999) 92. Open City (1945) * 93. 3 Godfathers (1948) 94. Don Bosco (1988) 95. Abraham (1994) 96. The Detective (1954) 97. The Hoodlum Saint (1946) 98. The Sign of the Cross (1932) 99. The Wrong Man (1956) 100. Padre On Horseback (1977)

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The Fifty Best Catholic Movies of All Time

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