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Not of This World

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Not of This World (1999)

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Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Caterina (Margherita Buy) is a nun preparing to take her final vows. Stumbling across an abandoned baby, Catera takes care of the infant while she searches for the child's family. This leads her to... Caterina (Margherita Buy) is a nun preparing to take her final vows. Stumbling across an abandoned baby, Catera takes care of the infant while she searches for the child's family. This leads her to Ernesto who assists in the parental search as well as Caterina's search for her own beliefs. Caterina's journey through the working class of Milan brings her to a realization that those who have beliefs not of this world are still bound by humanity and the span of human emotions. [More]

Starring: Margherita Buy, Silvio Orlando, Carolina Freschi

Starring: Margherita Buy, Silvio Orlando, Carolina Freschi

Director: Giuseppe Piccioni

Director: Giuseppe Piccioni

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Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
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will ring true for anyone who has ever doubted his/her life direction and for those who have ever fantasized about different choices

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11/20/02
John A. Nesbit
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A [...] relaxed human comedy

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Shirley Sealy
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A lyrical and engaging Italian film about the strange and often surprising free-form communities that can be created in urban living.

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As good as the actors are, the film has no center.

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Chuck Rudolph
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...it's simple, touching material that keeps you involved and yet never requires too much thought to seem heartfelt.

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