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The Mortara case (Italian: caso Mortara) was an Italian cause célèbre that captured the attention of much of Europe and North America in the 1850s and 1860s. It concerned the Papal States ' seizure of a six-year-old boy named Edgardo Mortara from his Jewish family in Bologna, on the basis of a former servant's testimony that she had administered an emergency baptism to the boy when he fell ...
May 23, 2024 · This film, based on a true story about the kidnapping of a Jewish child in 19th-century Italy, underscores the devastating consequences of family separation.
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara: The treatment of a young Jewish boy, forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th century Italy, creates a furor which pits the Papacy itself against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
Apr 26, 2024 · Steven Spielberg planned to film the story as The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, with Mark Rylance and Oscar Isaac.
Nov 17, 2023 · Dr. Mortara is a professor of English and American literature at the University of Rome and the author of Writing for Justice: Victor Séjour, the Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara and the Age of ...
May 24, 2024 · Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara: Directed by Marco Bellocchio. With Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi, Enea Sala. A Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858.
5 days ago · Although Kidnapped is a straightforward historical drama about religious oppression, Edgardo’s tale is filled with startling twists and turns, especially when, in 1860, nationalist rioters overthrow Pius IX’s rule in Bologna. With new people in charge, the Bologna inquisitor is arrested for the kidnapping and we see how Edgardo has fallen ...
Jan 26, 2018 · Why a 150-year-old kidnapping case has Catholics arguing today. The Edgardo Mortara case is as relevant now as it was in 1858. Francis’s papacy has galvanized Catholic debate over the ...
Apr 15, 2018 · More recently, Steven Spielberg’s announcement that he plans to make a movie about the event (based on my book, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara) produced a new burst of attention, especially ...
May 23, 2023 · Marco Bellocchio on reconstructing the Catholic Church's 19th century kidnapping of Jewish boy Edgardo Mortara and why the Vatican should repent.
