Padre Pio (2000)

The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After ... See full summary »

Director:

Carlo Carlei

Writers:

Renzo Allegri (book), Carlo Carlei

Stars:

Sergio Castellitto, Jürgen Prochnow, Lorenza Indovina

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sergio Castellitto	...	Padre Pio da Pietrelcina / Francesco Forgione
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Visitatore / The Inquisitor
Lorenza Indovina	...	Cleonice
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	Emanuele Brunatto
Flavio Insinna	...	Padre Paolino
Raffaele Castria	...	Padre Agostino
Anita Zagaria	...	Mamma Peppa - Pio's Mother
Adolfo Lastretti	...	Padre Raffaele
Andrea Buscemi	...	Superiore
Renato Marchetti	...	Padre Pellegrino
Pietro Biondi	...	Alto Prelato
Gianni Bonagura	...	Padre Benedetto
Severino Saltarelli	...	Satan
Franco Trevisi	...	Monsignor Gagliardi
Fabio Bussotti	...	Brother Camillo

Storyline

The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After entering the Capuchin Order it becomes clear that Padre Pio (his new name) has powers which can not be explained rationally: he heals the sick, knows the names, problems and future of complete strangers. His prophesies the then unknown young Karol Wojtyla that he will become Pope one day. Padre Pio's charity and extatic prayers make an great impression on the people. In 1918 the Wounds of Christ appear on his hands and feet- Padre Pio carries the stigmata. His followers multiply, and the cult that grows up arround him makes his holy order and the Vatican uneasy. Many within the church consider him to be an hysteric or a trickster, since he only shows his wounds the one time when they first appeared. Padre Pio suffers reprisals, he is no longer allowed to carry out his role as a priest. The ordinary ...

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Plot Keywords:

miracle | stigmata | priesthood | italy | world war two | 

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Taglines:

The Priest Who Bore the Wounds of Christ

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

17 April 2000 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Padre Pio: Miracle Man

Filming Locations:

Abbey of San Pietro in Valle, Ferentillo, Terni, Umbria, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Videotrade S.r.l.,MediaTrade

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min (2 parts) 202 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The language of the movie was originally in Italian.

User Reviews

Master piece

This is honestly one of the best, if not even the best movie I've ever seen. The authenticity of the Saint's portrayal by Sergio Castellito is breathtaking. With his outstanding artistic performance he succeeded to balance a difficult task of showing Padre Pio as a deeply Saint and deeply human man in the same time. The movie shows a great humility, purity of heart and self-sacrifice of the Saint, but it doesn't also lack his simplicity and sense of humor. Jurgen Prochnow also very well handles his role of portraying the suspicious and persecuting priest. The final scenes representing the end of Padre Pio's life show the confrontation of these two man in a way which lets us see the amazing holiness of Padre Pio in a very special, strong way. The whole movie is deeply touching, and the beautiful and emotional soundtrack of Paolo Buonvino only intensifies the great experience by watching it. I think the film is very much worth to be seen not only by christians but also by atheists.