Padre Pio:Between Heaven and Earth: Michele Placido, Franco Interlenghi, Fabio Camilli, Barabara Bobulova and Synde Rome, Giulio Base: Movies & TV

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Padre Pio:Between Heaven and Earth: Michele Placido, Franco Interlenghi, Fabio Camilli, Barabara Bobulova and Synde Rome, Giulio Base: Movies & TV

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Product Description
Based on the historical records and the personal testimony of his fellow friars, this is the amazing true story of the life of the famous stigmatic monk, St. Padre Pio, the beloved saint who died in 1968. Blessed with incredible spiritual gifts, including healing, bi-location, reading of souls and the stigmatic wounds, Padre Pio was a powerful witness for Christ, and a great spiritual guide to countless souls for over fifty years.

Filmed on location in Italy, starring Michele Placido in a moving performance, this film tells the whole story of the simple monk from San Giovanni Rotondo. When this film aired on Italian television, it drew an almost record audience of 12 million viewers. Directed by Giulio Base (Maria Goretti, Saint Peter), and with music by legendary music composer Ennio Morricone, this outstanding film on Padre Pio also stars Franco Interlenghi, Fabio Camilli, Barbara Bobulova and Synde Rome.

This DVD includes the following subtitles: Spanish and English.
Also contains Special Features such as: 16 page booklet by Tim Drake with Study Questions, biography of Padre Pio, and resource list.

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Jacob’s Ladder,

By Frank G. Ramirez (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Padre Pio, Miracle Man (DVD)

This movie on the life of St. Pio is excellent! Even though St. Pio was known during his life time as a “wonder-worker”, and had many angelic and demonic encounters throughout his life, and even had apparitions of both Jesus and Mary, St. Pio was still a human being. This movie shows people the life of St. Pio from HIS human perspective. The viewer will see St. Pio crying after a woman dies before his eyes, asking “Why does he [Satan] always win?” The viewer will see St. Pio get angry, laugh, love, and suffer.

One of the most fascinating aspects of St. Pio’s thinking was his shame of being chosen by God to bear the stigmatic wounds of Jesus. One of his first responses to the sitgmatic wounds is, “Why? Why did God choose me?”. It is this shame that drives St. Pio to hide his stigmata. When the Pope grants permission to a (unbelieving) doctor to examine him, he responds, “Are you hear to see the freak show? Sorry, the circus is closed.” I think this highlights St. Pio’s human character.

Although St. Pio performed a multitude of miracles during his earthly life, these are not the focus of the film at all. This film shows a “wonder-worker” who thought if necessary to have a hospital built for the sick and suffering. This film shows a St. Pio who says, “You can’t always ask for miracles.” In fact, although the movie shows St. Pio’s gift of prophecy and heart-reading, the only other miracles that the movie shows are the lives that were changed by St. Pio’s life of faith, hope, and love.

Ultimately what this presentation of St. Pio’s life gives to us viewers is the lesson that Christians are themselves “sacraments” (i.e., physical means through which God conveys His grace), and that we cannot expect our Christian lives to be overflowing with the supernatural. God works through our discipline, obedience, perseverance, prayer, and faith to spread His Kingdom.

Surprisingly good, and interesting for non-believers too,

By Thomas B. Gross (Winchester, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Padre Pio, Miracle Man (DVD)

I am a huge fan of Sergio Castellitto, and as a frequent visitor to Southern Italy I wanted to learn more about the life of Padre Pio. Although I am an atheist, I enjoyed this film very much, in much the same way that I enjoy visiting churches in Italy. A surprisingly good, interesting film, that grabbed my interest until it ended nearly four hours later! I recommend this movie to anyone interested in Southern Italian culture.

Surprisingly high quality film,

By Robert Stephenson-padron “Robert Stephenson-P… (Pamplona, Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Padre Pio, Miracle Man (DVD)

This film is a surprisingly high quality (the highest quality one I’ve seen about St. Pio) portrayal of the remarkable life of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, humble servant of God and the 21st century’s greatest miracle worker. The film is both very entertaining and inspiring. If you are a person of faith that has never experienced the supernatural, this movie will help provide that to you. If you are a person who lacks faith, you probably won’t watch this movie, but if you do, it will give you a lot to think about.Search Amazon.com: Padre Pio:Between Heaven and Earth: Michele Placido, Franco Interlenghi, Fabio Camilli, Barabara Bobulova and Synde Rome, Giulio Base: Movies & TV from AmAzon

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