Padre Pio: Miracle Man

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Padre Pio: Miracle Man
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Written byMassimo De Rita
Mario Falcone
Carlo Carlei
Directed by Carlo Carlei
Starring Sergio Castellitto
Composer Paolo Buonvino
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
Production
Producer Angelo Rizzoli
CinematographyGino Sgreva
EditorClaudio Di Mauro
Running time206 min.
159 min (DVD cut edition)
Original release
Network Canale 5
Release17 April (2000-04-17) –
19 April 2000 (2000-04-19)

Padre Pio: Miracle Man (Italian : Padre Pio) is a 2000 Italian television movie directed by Carlo Carlei. The film is based on the book Padre Pio: Man of Hope by Renzo Allegri and it depicts real life events of Roman Catholic friar and later Saint Pio of Pietrelcina. [1] [2] The film was presented in two parts. The first part aired on 17 April 2000 while the second part aired on 19 April 2000. [3]

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Plot

1968: in San Giovanni Rotondo, Apulia, the old Padre Pio is dying, seriously ill. During the night, there comes a mysterious Cardinal, who seems to come just to disturb Padre Pio and taunt him with all the shortcomings of the friar during his lifetime. Padre Pio then captures the moment to tell all his secrets, starting from childhood.

The young Francesco (Padre Pio), was born in a small town in Campania (Pietrelcina), and underwent talks with God, but he was also besieged and tormented by the Devil, who manifested himself in the shape of a black dog. After a few miracles, Francesco became a novice and went first to Molise, then to Pietrelcina (his hometown), and then to San Giovanni Rotondo. He also received the stigmata from God for his faithfulness, and in a convent in Apulia he decided to stay for life. Immediately, his fame grows throughout Italy, but the Vatican thinks that the stigmata are false, and condemns Padre Pio. But the crowd of faithful is growing, and at the end of the story the Pope decides to change his mind.

Cast

Production

The film was filmed between November 1999 and February 2000 in San Giovanni Rotondo, Nepi and Oriolo Romano. [4] [5] [6]

Reception

When the film premiered on Canale 5 on 17 April 2000, the film was watched by over 11 million people. [7] The second episode was watched by over 12 million people, or about 45.63% of all television viewers in Italy. [8]

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