St. Rita of Cascia (2004 TV movie- Santa Rita da Cascia)
Directed by
| Giorgio Capitani | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Saverio D'Ercole | ... | (associate writer) |
| Elisabetta Lodoli | ||
| Maura Nuccetelli | ||
Film Showing
August 8, 2014
7:30-9:30 in the evening
JDHP Center 1
"Blessed are the peacemakers..."
St. Rita da Cascia is the female version of St. Jude, the Patron of Hopeless Cases or the Impossible. Besides that, she is also known to be invoked when a woman is in a turbulent marriage. She is also the saint of single mothers(widows or not) and of feuding families.
To hear the correct background music, please watch the film in its original Italian with Portuguese subtitles. The English version was poorly dubbed and like what my friend and little sister, Jinkee, observed, it seemed like everything was "the climax" because of the background music.
Vittoria Belvedere is a beautiful person, but her features are too strong and you would wonder why she was chosen, but if you are familiar with St. Rita's life, you would know why. If you are going to watch this without knowing her story, later towards the end of the film you would realize why. There are events in her life that would need those kind of features.
People say this movie is very accurate. It probably is.
Paolo Mancini (Martin Crewes)and Rita(Vittoria Belvedere) with their twins, Giangiacomo"Giovanni" Antonio and Paulo Maria
From Wikipedia:
| Saint Rita of Cascia | |
|---|---|
Patron Saint of the Impossible, abused wives and widows
(note the accurate portrayal of her Medieval religious habit, brown and white veil with brown ribbon borders). She is holding a thorn from the crown of Christ that pierced her forehead as a sign of penance |
| Mother, Widow, Stigmatist, Consecrated Religious | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1381 Roccaporena, Perugia, Umbria, Italy |
| Died | May 22, 1457 Cascia, Perugia, Umbria, Italy |
Honored in
| Roman Catholic Church Aglipayan Church |
| Beatified | 1626 by Pope Urban VIII |
| Canonized | May 24, 1900, Vatican City, Rome byPope Leo XIII |
| Major shrine | Cascia, Italy |
| Feast | May 22 |
| Attributes | Forehead wound, Rose, Bees, grape vine |
| Patronage | Lost and impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, mothers |
| Controversy | Spousal abuse, Feud, Family honor |
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