Magnificat

Magnificat

1993 · 110 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, History

During the Middle Ages, a traveling executioner hires an apprentice to learn the finer points of torture and execution, and a young girl is given by her parents to a Catholic convent.

Directed by Pupi Avati · Written by Pupi Avati

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 24m together

Both from Pupi Avati.

More from Pupi AvatiSee all →

Night VoicesNight Voices · 1995
Night Voices
★ 8.71995
SeriesMystery
A group of young people get in touch with an occultist sect which has been active since before W.W.II.
Christmas PresentChristmas Present · 1986
Christmas Present
★ 7.31986
MovieDrama
On Christmas night, four estranged friends reunite to rip off a wealthy businessman in a game of poker, but old grudges get in the way.
The House with Laughing WindowsThe House with Laughing Windows · 1976
The House with Laughing Windows
★ 7.21976
MovieMysteryThriller
Stefano, a young restorer, is commissioned to save a controversial mural located in the church of a small, isolated village.
Where the Night BeginsWhere the Night Begins · 1991
Where the Night Begins
★ 6.91991
MovieHorror
This film tells the story about a young man, Irving, who returns to the house where he grew up - just after the death of his father, whose reputation got destroyed by the suicide of a young woman he had an affair with. Irving left his small-town home a long time ago, after breaking off relations with his father, who was capable of all kinds of wrongdoing. In particular, Irving's old man got a girl pregnant and didn't even begin to do the right thing by her. Now that the old coot is dead and he is the sole heir, Irving has come back to town determined to right past wrongs, and see to it that the girl's family benefits from his legacy. The young man soon gets obsessed by the house and the past of his dad...
Giovanna's FatherGiovanna's Father · 2008
Giovanna's Father
★ 6.82008
MovieDrama
Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.
The Story of Boys and GirlsThe Story of Boys and Girls · 1989
The Story of Boys and Girls
★ 6.71989
MovieDramaComedy
At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who rents a cottage from them arrives with a young French woman; in Bologna, Angelo's mother frets that her son is marrying beneath him; his sisters are less critical. Early the next morning, the four of them go by train to the farmhouse, joined by Angelo's married, unpregnant sister. The day-long dinner is riotous, couples display affection and impatience, children chase angels. Angelo's family stays the night, and his sister Linda has a visitor. A silver elephant makes the perfect gift.
Revenge of the DeadRevenge of the Dead · 1983
Revenge of the Dead
★ 6.51983
MovieHorrorMystery
A young journalist buys a used typewriter and notices some text still legible on the ribbon; he reconstructs the story of a scientist who discovered that some types of terrain have the power to revive the dead.
IncantatoIncantato · 2003
Incantato
★ 6.42003
MovieDramaRomance
Rome, 1929. The Pope's tailor sends his only son, 35-year-old virgin Nello, to more liberal Bologna hoping he'll find a wife. His head brimming with ideas on romantic love induced by classical poetry, Nello falls for Angela, a beautiful blind woman who indulges him only to win back her fiancé.
Salò, or the 120 Days of SodomSalò, or the 120 Days of Sodom · 1976
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
★ 6.31976
MovieHorrorDrama
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
ImpiegatiImpiegati · 1985
Impiegati
★ 6.31985
MovieDrama
Friendship and competition among a group of bank clerks in 1980s Italy.
The Warmth Of DanceThe Warmth Of Dance · 2026
The Warmth Of Dance
★ 6.22026
MovieDrama
A famous TV host, who grew up without parents and with a painful past, sees his brilliant career and power called into question during a train journey from Rome to Milan.
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in BrianzaIl cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza · 1975
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
★ 6.21975
MovieComedyHorror
A boorish, snobish toothpaste factory owner, Constantino Nicosia, gives his wife and everyone a hard time having let success and wealth go to his head. But after the superticous Nicosia has an encounter with an elderly gypsy aunt, and a business trip to Romania results in another encounter with a suave vampire, named Count Dragalescu, Nicosia returns with blood-sucking like qualities which makes him re-examine his life and existence.
The Second Wedding NightThe Second Wedding Night · 2005
The Second Wedding Night
★ 6.22005
MovieDrama
When his destituite widowed sister-in-law—whom he had never stopped harbouring feelings for—and her ne'er-do-well son come to live with him after World War II, a mentally-ill farmer who spends all his time destroying unexploded ordnance scattered across the countryside finds a new purpose in his lonely life.
Welcome Mr. President!Welcome Mr. President! · 2013
Welcome Mr. President!
★ 6.22013
MovieComedy
In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. Love fishing, the company of friends, the library where he works as a precarious employee. He is an optimistic person even if his child accuse him of being a wannabe. One day, due to a mess of politicians, an amazing thing happens: Peppino is mistakenly elected President of the Italian Republic. Pulled out from his quiet life, is to play a role for which he knows he is obviously inappropriate, but his common sense and his instinctive gestures are incredibly effective, except for the etiquette, for which he is in trouble. The inflexible and fascinating Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, Janis Clementi, is anxious to no avail in an attempt to regulate the unpredictable actions of the President...
Lei mi parla ancoraLei mi parla ancora · 2021
Lei mi parla ancora
★ 6.22021
MovieDrama
Nino and Caterina have been married for 65 years. After Caterina's death, their daughter Elisabetta, trying to help her father to overcome the loss, hires an author to write a book on their love story.
Ma quando arrivano le ragazze?Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? · 2005
Ma quando arrivano le ragazze?
★ 5.92005
MovieComedyDrama
In 1994, Gianca and Nick, two twenty-year-olds from Bologna, met in Perugia during a workshop for young musicians at Umbria Jazz. Both dreamed of making it big in the entertainment world. Nine years later, the two would meet again at Nick's big concert at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, which Gianca, a confused member of the audience, watched, shocked and moved.

More Like This

Crusade in JeansCrusade in Jeans · 2006
Crusade in Jeans
★ 5.92006
MovieAdventureFantasy
Dolf a 15 year old boy is sent back in time by a timemachine. Accidentally he is sent back to the Middle Ages. He is rescued by children who are part of a childrens' crusade, on their way to rescue Jeruzalem. During the trip Dolf finds out the danger is not coming from outside the crusade, but from within.
Andrei RublevAndrei Rublev · 1966
Andrei Rublev
★ 7.91966
MovieDramaHistory
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
The WarriorThe Warrior · 2001
The Warrior
★ 7.02001
MovieHistoryDrama
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.
The ExecutionerThe Executioner · 1963
The Executioner
★ 7.61963
MovieComedyDrama
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
The Seventh SealThe Seventh Seal · 1957
The Seventh Seal
★ 8.11957
MovieFantasyDrama
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
Another WomanAnother Woman · 1988
Another Woman
★ 6.81988
MovieDrama
Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acoustic anomaly she can hear all that is said in the next apartment in which a psychiatrist holds his office. When she hears a young woman tell that she finds it harder and harder to bear her life, Marion starts to reflect on her own life. After a series of events she comes to understand how her unemotional attitude towards the people around her affected them and herself.
Arn: The Knight TemplarArn: The Knight Templar · 2007
Arn: The Knight Templar
★ 6.32007
MovieActionAdventure
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
Knights of the Round TableKnights of the Round Table · 1953
Knights of the Round Table
★ 6.01953
MovieRomanceAction
In Camelot, kingdom of Arthur and Merlin, Lancelot is well known for his courage and honor. But one day he must quit Camelot and the Queen Guinevere's love, leaving the Round Table without protection.
Tristan & IsoldeTristan & Isolde · 2006
Tristan & Isolde
★ 6.72006
MovieDramaRomance
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
The Last WarriorThe Last Warrior · 2018
The Last Warrior
★ 5.82018
MovieDramaFantasy
A new era is about to begin in Eastern Europe. Scythians, the proud warriors, are all but gone and most of the few remaining descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins. Lutobor, a warrior who becomes involved in intertribal conflicts, sets off on a perilous journey to save his family guided by a captive Scythian.
The Name of the RoseThe Name of the Rose · 1986
The Name of the Rose
★ 7.51986
MovieDramaThriller
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
Pierrepoint: The Last HangmanPierrepoint: The Last Hangman · 2005
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
★ 7.12005
MovieDramaHistory
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter