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Lives of the Saints (2006)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:5

Rotten:7

Average Rating:4.6/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Set in a village in Italy, THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS is a drama about small towns, lies, and the past. When Vittorio discovers his mother's affair, his ideas about the world are completely changed... Set in a village in Italy, THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS is a drama about small towns, lies, and the past. When Vittorio discovers his mother's affair, his ideas about the world are completely changed and he realizes some ugly truths about his village. The miniseries is based on the books by Nino Ricci and stars Sophia Loren, Fabrizio Filippo, and Kris Kristofferson. [More]

Starring: Sophia Loren, Fabrizio Filippo, Jessica Pare, Kris Kristofferson

Starring: Sophia Loren, Fabrizio Filippo, Jessica Pare, Kris Kristofferson

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Release:

Jan 30, 2007

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - Spanish
 
 
 
 

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dares, from the unlikely vantage of Britain's criminal underworld, to look heavenwards - and, in its darkly pessimistic way, to see nothing there.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
06/19/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com

As painfully hypnotic as watching a religious zealot ranting in the street and carrying a banner proclaiming the second coming.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
01/28/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Comes across as an obscure Renaissance play which has been badly modernised.

Full Review Source: Independent on Sunday | comment Comment
01/28/07
Nicholas Barber
Nicholas Barber
Independent on Sunday

Not every turn in the story is well judged, but what’s more damaging is that the film’s general aura is not sufficiently powerful.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
01/28/07
Edward Porter
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

The moral of this well-shot but grossly uneven film is obviously that, once you get what you want, you may well find either that you don't want it, or that devastating complications can ensue.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
01/26/07
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

"Muddled" is the polite word, balderdash the preferred one.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
01/26/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Thanks to some sluggish pacing, sketchily drawn characterisations (notably Marc Warren’s doubting priest) and a predictable, gun-toting finale, though, it ends up as far less than you might have hoped for.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
01/26/07
Tom Dawson
Tom Dawson
Total Film

The Italian denim company Meltin' Pot paid for Rankin and Chris Cottam's unendurably pretentious stab at gangland street spirituality. Why?

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
01/26/07
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

The direction from Rankin and Chris Cottam is very uncertain; there is lots and lots of shouty acting and a cringeworthy denouement worthy of Viz comic's legendary cockney villain Big Vern.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
01/26/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Bizarre, involving and highly original, this leftfield gangland fable adds up to a strange, surprisingly moving experience.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
01/26/07
Saxon Bullock
Saxon Bullock
Channel 4 Film

A bizarre brew of Brit-grit, magic realism and religious allegory.

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01/26/07
Matthew Leyland
Matthew Leyland
BBC

Ambitious and beguiling.

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01/26/07
Dave Calhoun
Dave Calhoun
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