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Narrative
After witnessing disease and poverty in the slums of New York City, Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini embarks on a daring journey to convince a hostile mayor to provide housing and health care for hundreds of orphaned children. The film was shown by the nuns of Mother Cabrini. It was reported that by the end of the film, many of them were crying, some of them shouting, “THAT’S Cabrini!” Archbishop Corrigan was not the son of poor working-class Irish immigrants in New York. Corrigan was born in New Jersey to Irish immigrant parents who owned a retail grocery and liquor business in Newark and were well-off. Cabrini: We Can Serve Our Weaknesses or We Can Serve Our Purposes.
Both films share the same director, Alejandro Monteverde
Not Both.. Glenn Beck Program: Is 'Cabrini' THE BEST Christian film since The Passion of the Christ (2024). Dare To BePerformed by Andrea Bocelli and Virginia Bocelli. While I shy away from religious films with a sacred message, two films I’ve seen—The Sound of Liberty and now the beautiful and engaging biopic Cabrini—have made me a fan of Angel Studios. The richness of their output is reflected not only in the realistic and lush cinematography (shout out to Gorka Gomez Andreu for Cabrini ) but also in the believable characters, such as the human trafficking hounds in the former and the canonized Mother Cabrini (Cristiana Dell’Anna) in the latter.
As always, the acting makes the difference: in addition to Dell’s award-worthy interpretation of the diminutive
The realism and kindness of the characters make both films memorable because they are directly involved in the action (1899 Cabrini, New York) and only subtly sanctify the characters. “Cabrini” features top-notch cinematography: Gene Back’s original music, which conveys spirituality and exalts humanity, Alisha Silverstein’s exquisite period costumes, and Carlos-Lagunas’ equally impressive production design. All of this is complemented by a thin and effective story by Monteverde and Rod Barr, which is immensely helped by Brian Scofield’s creative editing. “The businessman” David Morse’s Archbishop is domineering and heavy, his growls and growls matched by the unruly mayor. Senior to them is the impressive Giancarlo Giannini as Pope Leo XIII, who appoints Cabrini to the slums of New York as the ultimate future guardian of immigrants.
But that is exactly what this film does, depicting the uncomfortable world of the early 20th century
Mother Cabrini, despite her frail health and being a woman in a paternalistic society, is a perfect example of the feminist Gloria Steinem: kind and ambitious, tough and sensible, loving the children who need her love. It would be almost impossible not to shed a tear as she watched her build orphanages and then hospitals in the spirit of a selfless mission to help the downtrodden. poverty and making us applaud the heroism of Cabrini and her soldiers, including the Mary Magdalene-type prostitute Vittoria (Romana Maggiora Vergano). The comparison to the journey of Christ is never emphasized, much less to make us realize the everyday heroism of our fellow human beings. I was once again impressed by the ability of director Monteverde and Angel Studio to create a biography that smells of reality.
she is spiritually transported into the worlds of authentic heroes
Cabrini, like the modern-day Oppenheimer, is real, albeit “inspired”; a biopic with heart.