dandy777 Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Yep it is a great movie indeed. If you understand Italian, it is even more awesome as the original version makes use of the local dialect especially when Padre Pio talks to his friends. I think Castellitto's interpretation is great especially where the stigmatas are concerned. The director's viewpoint about the devil is great as well as the internal clerical persectution. I loved it! Mind you, Castellitto is not an actor who has performed many religious roles. He is a well known Italian actor in Europe and he has starred in many normal secular films yet in Italy he is the icon of Padre Pio...so it is like, when he appear as a guest in some talk show or variety programme, they still end up asking him questions regarding the film even though almost 10 yrs passed from its filming. Most Italians are very much devoted to Padre Pio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 (edited) [quote name='dandy777' post='1194632' date='Feb 14 2007, 08:50 AM'] Yep it is a great movie indeed. If you understand Italian, it is even more awesome as the original version makes use of the local dialect especially when Padre Pio talks to his friends. [/quote] Oh, cool! I just understand a little Italian, but I had no idea of this. Thanks for the comment! I love how when he goes home, that one scene where he says, after being called "Franci" he says .. "Pio ..it's Padre Pio" .. "okay Franci," they say. [quote]I think Castellitto's interpretation is great especially where the stigmatas are concerned. The director's viewpoint about the devil is great as well as the internal clerical persectution. I loved it![/quote] Yeah, the stigmata in both scenes was done very well .. whoa.. especially the 2nd time .. It must have been shot on location ... [center][img]http://saint.padre.pio.free.fr/images/padre-choeur-crucifix.gif[/img][/center] [quote]Mind you, Castellitto is not an actor who has performed many religious roles. He is a well known Italian actor in Europe and he has starred in many normal secular films yet in Italy he is the icon of Padre Pio...so it is like, when he appear as a guest in some talk show or variety programme, they still end up asking him questions regarding the film even though almost 10 yrs passed from its filming. Most Italians are very much devoted to Padre Pio.[/quote] Yeah, I've seen online that he's been in a wide variety of secular films. But now that's soo awesome how everyone associates him with Padre Pio! I hope it will come to greatly influence his life. Yeah, I have heard a saying once, that when Italians have a little problem, they ask Jesus for help - if it's something big, they go to la Madonna .. but if it's something of great importance and urgency they go to Padre Pio. San Pio da Pietrelcina, prega per noi Edited February 14, 2007 by Margaret Clare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 (edited) [center]There's also this one scene that opens on Padre Pio petting a lamb, just like the famous picture. It's so neat. [center] [img]http://www.santorosario.net/images/padrepio4.jpg[/img][/center][/center] Edited February 14, 2007 by Margaret Clare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 There are some parts in the movie that I was confused about at first, that I thought I'd write here for everyone one too. Particularly the scene where the devil is telling Padre Pio something with reference to Cleonia (one of his spiritual daughters), and Padre Pio runs downstairs thinking the devil is hurting her or something and sees her on the ground and the devil is there too. It turns out the devil was trying to tempt him, and then Cleonia disappears. So it's that the whole thing was an illusion of the devil. I guess it's pretty obvious, but I was confused at first. I'm not sure if this is exactly something that actually happened in Padre Pio's life, but things like this could have happened. I don't know enough to say really. Just wanted to explain to everyone though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 I haven't heard of a spiritual daughter, Cleonia, of Padre Pio, but just mostly hear a lot about Mary Pyle and then a letter to Raffaelina Cerase, but he had many of these daughters. Here's a nice letter to Raffaelina, that he wrote on her feast day: [url="http://tcrnews2.com/Pio.html"]http://tcrnews2.com/Pio.html[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 (edited) just posting, to move this thread up Edited February 18, 2007 by Margaret Clare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy777 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 [quote name='Margaret Clare' post='1194991' date='Feb 14 2007, 08:56 PM']Oh, cool! I just understand a little Italian, but I had no idea of this. Thanks for the comment! I love how when he goes home, that one scene where he says, after being called "Franci" he says .. "Pio ..it's Padre Pio" .. "okay Franci," they say. Yeah, the stigmata in both scenes was done very well .. whoa.. especially the 2nd time .. It must have been shot on location ... [center][img]http://saint.padre.pio.free.fr/images/padre-choeur-crucifix.gif[/img][/center] Yeah, I've seen online that he's been in a wide variety of secular films. But now that's soo awesome how everyone associates him with Padre Pio! I hope it will come to greatly influence his life. Yeah, I have heard a saying once, that when Italians have a little problem, they ask Jesus for help - if it's something big, they go to la Madonna .. but if it's something of great importance and urgency they go to Padre Pio. San Pio da Pietrelcina, prega per noi [/quote] Franci (pronounced [i]Franchee[/i]) is usually used as a diminutive of Francesca (female) not Francesco. That would be France (pronounced [i]Franche[/i]). The diminutive of Padre Pio is usually Piuccio (with the usual Campanian Region accent). Last year, there was a survey being done in Italy about prayer. Despite the fact that Italians have the great privilige of being very close to the Pontiff and have a rich Catholic history, an incredible amount of people said they pray to Padre Pio first and foremost, followed by prayers to Virgin Mary and then Jesus. There is also a strong devotion to St. Frances of Assisi, San Gennaro (patron saint of Naples) and Santa Rosalia (patron saint of Palermo). Italians are strange people. I tend to understand them more as my culture and upbringing is very close to the Italian style but they are also very superstitious people with a strong dependence on the things like fortune-telling, horoscope and the like which I don't share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy777 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 [quote name='Margaret Clare' post='1195413' date='Feb 15 2007, 03:04 AM']There are some parts in the movie that I was confused about at first, that I thought I'd write here for everyone one too. Particularly the scene where the devil is telling Padre Pio something with reference to Cleonia (one of his spiritual daughters), and Padre Pio runs downstairs thinking the devil is hurting her or something and sees her on the ground and the devil is there too. It turns out the devil was trying to tempt him, and then Cleonia disappears. So it's that the whole thing was an illusion of the devil. I guess it's pretty obvious, but I was confused at first. I'm not sure if this is exactly something that actually happened in Padre Pio's life, but things like this could have happened. I don't know enough to say really. Just wanted to explain to everyone though.[/quote] I am very lucky to say that I was born on 23rd September so Padre Pio is my guardian saint : Well, it is well-known that the devil used to tempt him a great deal.I once read that he used to "transform" himself into naked women and allure him into sin. I wouldn't imagine such a screne. I would be petrified if I were him. Anyways, above everything I love his meeting with JPII. Maybe that is why Karol loved him so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 A clip from this movie of him receiving the stigmata .. [url="http://youtube.com/watch?v=oOZRJdI_uiE"]http://youtube.com/watch?v=oOZRJdI_uiE[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 There is also another movie from a few years ago made in Italy with English subtitles now, [url="http://www.ignatius.com/ViewProduct.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=3172&SKU=MG-M&ReturnURL=search.aspx%3f%3fSID%3d1%26SearchCriteria%3dmaria+goretti"][i]Maria Goretti[/i][/url]. The same actor who plays Padre Pio's superior (in the picture posted above) and the one in the St. John Bosco movie, is also in this film as a Passionist priest. It is very good. I highly recommend it, (although not for young children) along with the documentary on her, [url="http://www.ignatius.com/ViewProduct.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=3001&SKU=FFP-M&ReturnURL=search.aspx%3f%3fSID%3d1%26SearchCriteria%3dmaria+goretti"][i]Fourteen Flowers of Pardon[/i][/url]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardent1 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 My DAD cried when we watched this movie. That means it's powerful. I didn't really know much about Padre Pio before I saw it, but now I think about him often. He's a great helper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJames2 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) Glory to Jesus Christ! as nuts..in a good way, i am about Padre Pio, a Parish an hour from me showed the film, but it was during Lent so i couldn't go..now i dont remember which parish had it....so,i wonder if there are used copies of the one with English Subtitles, like 10 dollars ...if anyone finds any let me know please....after all i received a St Francis movie for 2 dollars ,via benefactors ,new, online once....so?? thanks. PAX! oh is it ever shown on EWTN???? EJ-hermit without a permit................ Edited October 1, 2007 by EJames2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 Nope this has never been on EWTN, yet. I'll let you know if I come across any cheap copies out there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontifex Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I love this movie!!!! Powerful Stuff!!!!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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