Product: A Time For Miracles [VHS] (1980)
Rating: 5.0
Beautiful
This is a beautiful, authentic, and engaging movie about an average American woman who became the first native-born canonized saint of the Catholic Church on these shores. It's really quite amazing how this ABC television special avoids all of the usual pitfalls of religious films. There is nothing hokey, false, or laughable about it. Although the budget is clearly modest, relying heavily on a narrator to move the action along, this film is neither overlong (clocking in at 97 minutes) or boring. Kate Mulgrew does an amazing job of conveying the deep serenity and selflessness that Elizabeth Seton endured amidst the great sufferings of her life -- and she does it in a tender and understated way that makes Seton's strong faith come alive in a very relatable way. This movie celebrates love over egoism and it is a quiet tear-jerker that will stay with you for a long time after you see it.