Saint Rita

Saint Rita

No Cause is Ever Lost...

2004 · 180 min · ★ 9.0 · History, Drama

Cascia, 14th century, Rita Liotti falls in love, gets married and has two children. Her dream of love is soon hindered by a masculine and violent society, that Rita faces with peace and forgiveness. When she loses her husband and her children, she understands she has a mission: pursuing her path of peace, that will lead her to take the vows, and then to become Saint. Rita is a Saint of these days, who lived in a very violent age and was so brave to break free from the vengeance chain, through a deep, sincere and christian forgiveness. She is a particular Saint, talking to everybody’s hearts, as she was everything. She was a daugher, a wife, a mother and a nun, she experienced every sort of life, and in all her different lives she was a living model of christian life.

Directed by Giorgio Capitani · Written by Maura Nuccetelli

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Vittoria Belvedere Rita Lotti
Martin Crewes Paolo Mancini
Simone Ascani Tommaso
Lina Sastri Abbess
Adriano Pappalardo Guido Cicchi
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer Ferdinando Mancini
Michaela Rosen Teresa Mancini
Sandro Giordano Bernardo Mancini
Manolo Capissi Giangiacomo Mancini
Stanislao Capissi Pietro Maria Mancini
Sydne Rome Amata Lotti
Giorgia Bongianni Caterina Mancini

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