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My Mother's Smile (L'Ora di religione: Il sorriso di mia madre)
       
  Release Date: 02/11/05 (Future Release)

Starring: Sergio Castellitto, Maurizio Donadoni, Piera Degli Esposti, Toni Bertorelli, Alberto Mondini

Director: Marco Bellocchio

Rating: (NR)
 
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Genre
  Drama
   
  Running Time
  103 min
   
  Distributor
  New Yorker Films
   
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NEW YORK VIEW
Controversial Italian director Marco Bellocchio’s startling film pits the corrosive cynicism of its protagonist (Sergio Castellitto), against the hypocrisy of his family and the Vatican, which wants to canonize his dead mother. To his credit, Bellocchio’s sensibility avoids easy judgment and pat resolutions.

CINEMASOURCE SYNOPSIS
Ernesto is a successful artist who has his life turned upside down by his family's wishes for the canonization of his murdered mother. His extreme dislike for her ignorant ways brings about a greater connection to his inane brother who killed her, while his other brothers favor her beautification.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

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