My Mother's Smile
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- Summary: A fascinating portrait of a man (Castellitto) who is forced to reconcile with his own atheism after receiving a shocking appeal from the Church requesting his participation in the canonization of his "saintly" mother. (New Yorker Films)
- Director: Marco Bellocchio
- Genre(s): Drama
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100This superbly filmed Italian drama stands with Bellocchio's best work. Originally titled "Ora di religione."
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80Though the narrative is spotty, and occasionally confounding, there is an epic warmth in the way it's rendered.
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80"A very odd thriller" is how Italian director Marco Bellocchio describes My Mother's Smile, his uncannily beautiful and deeply humanist exploration of the nightmares that resurface from a Roman atheist's Catholic childhood.
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60It's a sly, subtle portrait of systematic hypocrisy.
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