Product: Padre Pio, Miracle Man (2000)
Rating: 5.0
An outstanding film
Carlo Carlei has made a captivating and deeply spiritual film spanning the entire life of this towering 20th-century saint. I've watched it several times now and find it more and more engrossing with each viewing. Sergio Castellitto's performance is outstanding -- he reveals so much of Padre Pio's spiritual depth, his very Southern Italian sense of humor and gruffness, his sensitivity, and above all his intense faith. His battles with Satan are chillingly portrayed, without a hint of any sort of psycho-spiritual mumbo jumbo as usually dominates Hollywood treatments of these subjects. The music and cinematography are first-rate. I recommend watching this film in Italian with English subtitles because the dubbed English is very distracting. This is an extremely fine film that goes a very long way toward revealing why Padre Pio is one of the most beloved and fascinating saints of all time. Very highly recommended.