Sergio Castellitto
Ernesto
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Apr 19, 2002 · My Mother's Smile: Directed by Marco Bellocchio. With Sergio Castellitto, Jacqueline Lustig, Chiara Conti, Gigio Alberti. A celebrated painter receives a visit from a cardinal's assistant, who informs him that his mother could become a saint.
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- Drama
- Marco Bellocchio
- 2002-04-19
Country. Italy. Language. Italian. My Mother's Smile is a 2002 Italian film directed by Marco Bellocchio. The original Italian title is L'ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre) ("The Hour of Religion (My Mother's Smile)").
Catholicism is on the wane throughout Europe and My Mother's Smile gets at some of the reasons for this decline. Although Bellocchio is deeply critical of the Vatican process of selecting saints, the real source of contention between Ernesto and his relatives is his disapproval of their greediness.
Ernesto is a successful painter/illustrator, recently separated from his wife, but entirely devoted to his impressionably young son, Leonardo. When Ernesto receives news from the mysterious Don Pugni, secretary to the equally enigmatic Cardinal Piumini, that the Vatican wants to anoint sainthood...
Feb 11, 2005 · Summary A fascinating portrait of a man (Castellitto) who is forced to reconcile with his own atheism after receiving a shocking appeal from the Church requesting his participation in the canonization of his "saintly" mother. (New Yorker Films) Drama. Directed By: Marco Bellocchio. Written By: Marco Bellocchio.
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- Marco Bellocchio
Oct 4, 2002 · Elvis Mitchell reviews Italian movie My Mother's Smile, written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, part of 40th New York Film Festival; Sergio Castellitto and Jacqueline Lustig star; photo (M)
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My Mother's Smile. 74 Metascore. 2002. 1 hr 43 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Ernesto (Sergio Castellitto of Va Savoir) is a successful artist and devout atheist who finds out that his mother, whom ...
