An American woman given only a few weeks to live travels to Italy to find a statue reputed to have recuperative powers and there meets a struggling American concert pianist.
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Title: Something to Believe In (1998)
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Cast
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| William McNamara | ... | Mike | |
| Maria Pitillo | ... | Maggie | |
| Tom Conti | ... | Monsignor Calogero | |
| Maria Schneider | ... | Maria Faccino | |
| Ian Bannen | ... | Don Pozzi | |
| Robert Wagner | ... | Brad | |
| Roddy McDowall | ... | Gambler | |
| William Hootkins | ... | Car Dealer | |
| Jill St. John | ... | Dr. Joanne Anderson | |
| Craig Vincent | ... | Big Guy | |
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Osvaldo Alzari | ... | Photographer |
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Bruno Armando | ... | Stage Manager |
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Lisa Bales | ... | Nurse |
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Raffaello Benedetti | ... | Chef |
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Sheri Brummond | ... | Assistant |
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Maggie (Maria Pitillo) travels to Italy with great faith, as her last hope to heal her terminal illness, and meets Mike (William McNamara), an atheist concert pianist who helps her along her way. Ironically, even the church itself doesn't believe in the healing powers of the statue, but Maggie's faith is so great it changes the life of everyone around her.
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Music by Lalo Schifrin
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Plácido Domingo and The Orchestra of St. Lukes
Orchestrated and Conducted by Lalo Schifrin
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This production marks the last live-action theatrical movie performance for Roddy McDowall (Gambler). McDowall was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in April of 1998, one month before this movie's release; and he switched from film to voice work during the last months of his life. The cancer metastasized over the sixth month period McDowall had left to live, and by October 1998, it had spread to his brain. He died on October 3rd of that same year at the age of seventy. See more »Soundtracks
SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN (Italian Version)Music by Lalo Schifrin
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Plácido Domingo and The Orchestra of St. Lukes
Orchestrated and Conducted by Lalo Schifrin
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Don't expect a deep and meaningful film but this film is good to watch and I even took the trouble to buy a copy. The performances are good and, despite some flaws in the dialogue, quite convincing within the limitations of a simple story.
Maria Pitillo is the stronger of the two leads but William McNamara also does a good job and the supporting parts are ably fulfilled by Tom Conti and Ian Bannen although the latter's Italian Accent is never entirely convincing.
At a time when so many films are deliberately unpleasant, this is an old fashioned and unashamedly "heart warming" piece, despite its flaws. Enjoy it for what it is and don't take it too seriously.