Movies: Life of saint

Drama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus....

Cavani made her first full-length feature film in 1966 with Francis of Assisi (Francesco d'Assisi). Made for television and aired in two parts, it was deeply influenced by the style of Rossellini and the atmosphere typical of the films of Pasolini. M...

An expressionist biography of Edith Stein, who converted from the Jewish faith to the Catholic one and became a Carmelite sister. She would die in a German concentration camp....

BBC TV movie about the life of the late Francesco Forgione, widely known as Padre Pio....

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