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Movie Reviews of Therese
Movie Review: Simplicity is the key to God's inner life.
Summary: 5 Stars
The film Therese with director Leonardo DeFilippis' commentaries more than met my expectations.
Having read all of Therese's works I was prepared for a more somber look at Therese's life but was pleasantly surprised to have her life depicted as a normal girl, brought up in a very affluent lifestyle.
Many of our modern day saints have been raised from poverty to sainthood. Therese on the other hand was given everything a young girl would need and wanted. And yet, something, someone was still missing in her soul.
The journey of a soul is Therese's journey as well as our own and this film gives us a glimpse of the struggles and ectasies that one will encounter once a person begins to search for more outside oneself.
The film Therese does the journey justice and toward the end of this young girl's life all is not abandoned as Therese struggles to see God's love working in her soul. She defies death by announcing the great love of God beyond her pain.
Other books for the journey for your consideration with my reviews:
Who Told You That You Were Naked: Freedom From Judgement, Guilt and Fear of PunishmentAcceptance of self leads to love of self, God & others.
Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ (Library of Spiritual Classics, Volume 2) Jesus is the way and the truth.
Radical Optimism: Rooting Ourselves in Reality A deep and luminous vision.
Pursuit of God Gaze into the heart of God
Living in the Presence of God: The Everyday Spirituality of Brother Lawrence (30 Days With a Great Spiritual Teacher) Be close to the heart of God.
The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena Catherine's dialogues with God the Father.
God, Dreams, and Revelation; A Christian Interpretation of Dreams Dreams are gifts from God.
No Man Is an Island Without solitude there can be no communion.
Through Seasons of the Heart Please be patient; God is not finished with me yet.
God Calling Lo, I am with you always.
Grace in Every Season: Through the Year With Catherine Doherty/Daily Reflections Grace in Every Season: Through the Year With Catherine De Hueck Doherty A daily dose of Catherine's spirituality,
SadhanaSadhana Listen with your heart.
Movie Review: An Investment in the future of your soul....
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I took our 2 oldest children (5 and 6 at the time) to see this film on the day it opened in theaters. Although somewhat disappointed in the film's quality in the theater (seemed rather grainy), we were very pleased with this film as a whole. I believe it was rather fortunate that my children needed a visit to the restroom during the "death scene", for I (as the one who remained in the theater) found this scene very emotional. We left the theater anxious for the DVD release.
When the announcement arrived that the DVD could be pre-ordered for a Valentine's day release, I immediately ordered 4 copies: one for ourselves, and 3 others for family and dear friends. All who received the DVD (none had seen the film in the theater) were moved and inspired while viewing it.
When my husband and I sat down to enjoy the DVD presentation with all five of our children, the results were quite surprising. The 2, 4, and 5-year-olds were "glued" to the screen! Our oldest, who had missed the death scene in the theater and is now 8 1/2, "went to pieces" when Therese died! I myself, even knowing what was to come, found myself weeping as Therese went to be with the God she loved with every fiber of her being!
I found the actors to be very "natural" in their portrayals of the Saint, her family, and the many religious she encountered throughout her short life. This is what made this film so refreshing: it's simplicity allows one to "think beyond the film" and allow the Holy Spirit and the imagination to run wild!
And considering that Luke Films does not have the financial resources of a Mel Gibson, they produced a beautifully inspiring film for the entire family to enjoy that was heartily endorced by the Vatican and our beloved Pope John Paul II!! There can be no better earthly endorcement than this!
I recommend this film to everyone. Since television and movies are the farthest reaching media in today's world, doesn't it make sense that we should promote more "heart and soul-healthy" films such as this one? Luke Films has given the "Little Flower", St. Therese, yet another opportunity to reach out to even more souls by "spending my heaven doing good on earth!"
Movie Review: Spiritually Moving
Summary: 5 Stars
I myself did not know much about St. Therese before this movie. I do not claim to know a lot now ... but, through this film, I have been intrigued enough to want to learn more.
There are those who say that it is impossible to condense "The Story of a Soul" into a movie. This is very true. But, let's think about that statement for a moment. Is it even possible to condense a life into a book? To have the WHOLE story one would have to write every day's activities (the entire day) into a journal. The book would be at least 365 pages long for every year of a person's life. I say even "The Story of a Soul" cannot (technically) cover all of St. Therese's beautiful life.
That being said, why not start with a brief introduction? Of course, the movie is never as detailed or as intimate as the book, the book is never as detailed or as intamate as the life!
If you are the type of person who studies your faith, yet you have areas other than St. Therese you prefer to study at this time, why not a brief introduction through this movie? It is great for the whole family. Regardless of what anyone says this movie makes you stop and think.
Some inacturate reviews state the cinematography is lousy and the acting worse. Because of these "ugly" reviews I expected my DVD of Therese to be cheap movie making. I was shocked that anyone could say such ugly things about a movie that was so beautifully shot. The cinematography is well shot. The acting is excellent. The settings are beautiful.
Don't hesitate! The fruit of this movie is inspiration, and isn't that what St. Therese herself would want - to inspire you?
Movie Review: Beautlful and loving. How do you expect them to show her interior life. Ecstacy isn't easy to portray.
Summary: 5 Stars
This film was as true to the Saint as possible without being theological and going on and on in a ponderous way, which wasn't what Therese was about. The music was composed by a Carmelite Nun, given special permission to leave the convent for a week and her father directed the orchestra.The Canticle of Love is exquisite and I bought the CD just to listen to it. The acting was excellent, but yes it was a little stilted, but then have you ever been around nuns or holy people, they are very ofter formal and quite conservative in their behavoir and in their affections.Especially those in contemplative orders. They live so much on the interior. They are warm and loving buy highly disciplined, as was her family. And in their interactions, I doubt seriously if they were ever overly familar or disrespectful, but quite the opposite, overly respectful and very sweet and loving and respectful of each others privacy. Thus you have a film that modern society thinks impossible, but I think it's quite possible that people behaved that way, high souls are quite capable of loving sweetness and great discipline of character and action. I loved the music, the beauty and the acting, expecially of the father. I found this movie inspirational and dear and I would imagine it would be very hard to do more, since the major part of her life was spent inside with God and Jesus, and how can you access ecstacy, and how can you portray, bliss and interior joy. It's not possible for a human unless they have experienced it themselves, and who but Saints have done this?So, I think they did a beautiful job.Movie Review: Saccharine, yes, but so is "the little way"
Summary: 5 Stars
It is not reasonable to compress the "Story of a Soul" into a movie, there is too much material there. This film does accomplish the goal, however, of bringing to life one of the most beloved saints (and doctor) of the Catholic Church.
It is a little saccharine, but then, so are parts of her book. After all, her "little way" was about treating everyone at all times with love. In our jaded day, *that* is saccharine.
But it is also a formula for holiness.
That is what this movie is about. It is more than a film about a simple girl who became a young lady, a nun, then died a painful and premature death. It is really about how this simple girl, in a nearly anonymous little French town, became one of the most important people in the history of the Church. And she did not even know it while she walked this Earth.
If you are enjoy action flicks and like to see the Arnold Schwarzenegger shoot up the bad guys, you will be disappointed. If you are looking for simple, light, and mindless entertainment, you will be equally disappointed. If you want something that will make you think, that will inspire, that will influence your thoughts, words and deeds, this is the move for you.