Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire (TV 2010)
"Sant'Agostino" (original title)

In 430 AD, in the besieged city of Hippo, the seventy year-old bishop Augustine tells Jovinus, a captain of the Roman guards... See full synopsis »

Director:

Christian Duguay

Writers:

Francesco Arlanch, Sebastian Henckel-Donnersmarck (contributing writer)

Stars:

Alessandro Preziosi, Monica Guerritore, Gerald Alexander Held

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alessandro Preziosi	...	Augustinus (age 25)
Monica Guerritore	...	Monica
Gerald Alexander Held	...	Valerius (age 75)
Johannes Brandrup	...	Valerius (age 25)
Wenanty Nosul	...	Possidius
Katy Louise Saunders	...	Lucilla
Serena Rossi	...	Khalida
Sebastian Ströbel	...	Centurio Fabius Domicius
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer	...	Macrobius
Aglaia Szyszkowitz	...	Paola
Götz Otto	...	Geiserich
Franco Nero	...	Augustinus (age 76)
Vincenzo Alfieri	...	Fulvius
Sonia Aquino	...	Blesilla
Dominic Atherton	...	Valentianus II

Storyline

In 430 AD, in the besieged city of Hippo, the seventy year-old bishop Augustine tells Jovinus, a captain of the Roman guards... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

tv movie

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Restless Heart

Filming Locations:

Tunisia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lux Vide, Tellux Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min 200 min (2 parts)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Definitely worth trying to find

We saw the 73-minute shorter re-cut USA version "Restless Heart" and highly recommend it as a very good introduction to the thought and times of one of the greatest theologians of the Christian era. The screenplay does a masterful job of presenting not only the Christian, but also the social, political, and psychological problems of the time -- which, it turns out, were not significantly different from our own.

Technically, the dubbing could have been better, especially early on, but the story itself absorbs you, and you soon don't notice. Well acted, fairly well staged, and definitely worth trying to find in its limited (so far) release in the US.