Saint Rita
by Giorgio Capitani
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Actor: Martin Crewes, Vittoria BelvedereDirector: Giorgio Capitani
Brand: RELIGIOSA
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Italian (Original Language)
Format: Color, Digital Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 210 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-20
Studio: Ignatius Press
DVD Reviews of Saint Rita
DVD Review: Very secularized "saint" Rita, in my opinion
Summary: 3 Stars
I am a traditional Catholic, and I have small children in my family so it's important that the Saint movies are generally clean, show the Church in a good light, and have good examples they can copy. Even though this movie doesn't really stray too much out of those bounds, I still took issue with it.
The biggest thing that annoyed me is that Saint Rita just didn't SEEM like a Saint. She just seemed like a normal person living a hard life that rose above it as best she could. Now granted, that's what a Saint is, but I just couldn't get beyond Saint Rita's portrayal. If you watch this movie and see her life, there is nothing that would show her to be a Saint in it, nothing that would raise her above millions of others who have done reasonably well amidst hard circumstances. One reviewer mentioned that it wasn't historical and that it seemed like a Chick Flick. I couldn't agree more. I LOVE Saint movies, but this one just didn't feel like a Saint movie, it felt like a secular take on a Saint Rita, trying to bring her to the normal person's "level" rather than having us try to rise to HER level.
Secondly, there were some things I did not care for: Saint Rita and her new husband are showed pretty heavily kissing and making out for a few brief moments, where they fall on the bed and the camera moves away. Not a big deal especially since they are married, but I didn't want my little children to see this, let alone me! We watch very clean movies only and I don't think it's appropriate for a movie about a Saint to be sexually charged, no matter how mild it is. Also, the whole "family" thing was out of an Italian gangster movie, it's done horribly, not accurate to the times, and it's an obvious copy of the mafia. It's just ridiculous. Those are two examples of the "artists" taking artistic leeway in this film, and it in my opinion lowers it. There's nothing there for my 5 year old daughter to emulate in this Saint, nothing that I as a Catholic mother can rise to with this Saint. It's really just secularizing a Saint's life to make it more friendly to the general populace, and in my opinion I think they went wayyyy too far.
Description of Saint Rita
Sain Rita Famous as the patron of hopeless situations, St. Rita of Cascia is immortalized in this wonderful, deeply moving film about this beautiful woman who lived in Italy in the 14th century. Starring Vittoria Belvedere and Martin Crewes, this powerful story combines high drama, great love, deep betrayal, senseless tragedy, profound forgiveness and strong faith as it tells the story of this brave and loyal woman who married her knight, helped him overcome his dark past and convert to faith, happily bore him two childern, and later endures immense pain as she loses everything in her life. She finds peace and new hope through generosity of a nearby convent of sisters, and with their help she develops a deep union with Christ that greatly inspires all who near her.Bestsellers in DVD
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