Heavenly Body (film)

Not to be confused with The Heavenly Body (1944), or Heavenly Bodies (film) (1984).

Heavenly Body
Film poster
Directed by	Alice Rohrwacher
Written by	Alice Rohrwacher
Produced by	Carlo Cresto-Dina
Starring	Salvatore Cantalupo
Cinematography	Hélène Louvart
Edited by	Marco Spoletini
Music by	Piero Crucitti
Release dates	17 May 2011 (2011-05-17)(Cannes) 20 May 2011 (2011-05-20)(Italy)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Heavenly Body (Italian : Corpo celeste) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

The film relates a young girl's experience of coming to age and receiving Confirmation. Her parish is run by a corrupt priest, Don Mario, and his helpers. The film covers her relationship not only with herself but with the alienating world which surrounds her, including the Catholic Church.

Cast

• Salvatore Cantalupo as Don Mario
• Anita Caprioli as Rita
• Renato Carpentieri as Don Lorenzo
• Paola Lavini as Fortunata
• Pasqualina Scuncia as Santa
• Yle Vianello as Marta

Reception

Heavenly Body has an approval rating of 84% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. ^[3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[4]

References

1. Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. Tantivy Press. p. 154. ISBN   978-1908215017.
2. "The moon in May". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
3. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/corpo_celeste ^{[ bare URL ]}
4. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/corpo-celeste?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c ^{[ bare URL ]}

External links

• Heavenly Body at IMDb
• Heavenly Body at the TCM Movie Database
• Heavenly Body at Metacritic
• Heavenly Body at Box Office Mojo
• Heavenly Body at Rotten Tomatoes