John XXIII
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Claude Rich, Edward Asner, Massimo Ghini and Franco Interlenghi, Sydne Rome Director: Giorgio Capitani Brand: Ignatius Press DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); Italian (Unknown) Format: NTSC Running Time: 200 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-10-15 Studio: Ignatius Press |
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Movie Reviews of John XXIII
Movie Review: Asner is great, more revisionist history from the catholic flat earth society
Summary: 2 Stars
First off, John XXIII of Blessed memory, was one of the great men of our time.Period. His love and warmth and identification as Father, a Good Father to all, was unmistakable.For years in Rome, long after the slow decline of what he had prayed for, cab drivers in and around the vatican, and in some of Romas less, shall we say, desirable areas, had post card photos of JOHN XXIII above the visor in their cars.Non Catholics loved him,most everyone except the Neanderthal Right loved him.Now to this film. Ed Asner is superb as Papa Roncalli.The production is pretty good[im guessing italian Tv was the producer?}It is with the tone that I find objectionable. Somehow, the reforms of Vatican II many which have never seen the light of day, were excesses brought on after John passed away? The 2 'experts' who are brought on afterwards, Hitchcock and Fr Pacwa are reminiscent of the talking heads on Fox news who redefine what Reagan Bush et al did and make it palatable[well, to them,anyway]. The man was great, this film is not.Try to get the Bob Hoskins film instead.Or better yet, read Journal of a Soul or Peter Hebblewaite's bio[this title must really be loved at Ignatius Press}Pope of the Century.