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Mother Teresa
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Directed By: Fabrizio Costa
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Theatrical Release: November 20, 2008
Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Olivia Hussey, Sebastiano Somma, Michael Mendl, Laura Morante, Ingrid Rubio
In a powerful portrayal, Golden Globe winner Olivia Hussey illuminates the life story of Mother Teresa, the selfless missionary who brought hope, love and salvation to the poorest of the poor. A shrewd diplomat and an indomitable force, Mother Teresa is unwilling to accept what others deem impossible, fearlessly fighting for the unloved and the forgotten. Her good works transcend hardships and ultimately earn her international acclaim, including the Nobel Peace prize. The small miracles and humble triumphs of Mother Teresa will inspire you in this poignant tale of a modern-day saint.
User Submitted Mother Teresa Reviews
April 26, 2008
A rare treasure
What a delightful surprise this movie is. Like other reviewers, my expectations of religious movies is not high. This one is exceptional. Mother Teresa, as portrayed by Olivia Hussey, just leaves one speechless in the face of her love and faith in action. I understand that the move has been praised by the Missionaries of Charity as an accurate, loving portrayal of their foundress. Certainly it does not try to hide or minimize her human frailty or the opposition that she had to overcome from governmental forces and even some within the Catholic Church. Her words and her life are inspiring, no other word for it. The only flaw in the movie, one easily overlooked, is the editing. It can get a little jumpy moving through time periods in her life. If I understood Italian I would order the original longer version, which no doubt is even better.
April 21, 2008
I didn't know
I didn't totally know the story of Mother Theresa, this movie is a great starter!
April 19, 2008
Testament to Love
Not everyone will agree with Mother Teresa. Not every Christian will want to be identified with her. But this movie shows the passion that drove this wonderful saint to love the "poorest of the poor." Few can criticize her until the they have lived as she lived, sacrificed as she sacrificed, and loved as she loved. This film is well produced and well acted. The actors all work to bring the love of Christ to life in the film. The musical soundtrack is an additional actor that brings the story to life and the CD of the Soundtrack is worth buying! Mother Teresa is one of the best known names of the 20th Century and yet the movie fills in the blanks, shows the heart of one who lived the incarnation of God's love, and who lived the Sermon on the Mount. I may not agree with her biography, her views on other religions, but in the end...this film leaves every viewer inspired...and most of all, it leaves ever viewer with the hope that "Hey, I think I can do that with the people I know who need love." A truly inspiring film to be seen by everyone.
January 22, 2008
Fighting the Bitterness of Men
Beautiful Movie ... Spreading Good ... Portraying Hope
Genius in directing ,the line is blurr between Reality and Drama ...
The Acting is Truthful ...
Chapeau
January 1, 2008
Thank you God for leading me to Mother Teresa
I was given this movie as a gift this past Christmas. As a born Catholic I had heard of Mother Teresa. As a person of the world I knew she had won the Nobel Peace Prize. I had heard of this homely little brown nun who did good things. I had NO idea this movie would change my life. I cried during the entire movie thinking how little I have done to help the truly poor. Not jist in the world but in my own city where there are shelters for the homeless and soup kitchens for the hungry. Watching this movie changed my life. I was always only "into" my Furs and Jewelry and living like Liberace. When this movie ended I went upstairs to my closet and pulled boxes of shoes, racks of shirts, and brought them to our local shelter. I am not fit to kiss the MUD where Mother Teresa trod but hope someday if I make it to Heaven, thanks to her, I may be able to kiss the hem of her sari. God Bless You Mother until we meet. Dennis
October 15, 2007
Mother Teresa
A great Christian family movie to show example for how we may approach others with small bouts of Christianity. Mother Teresa is a great example of how to lead a full life for Christ. The movie shows her life and how she chose Gods way, not man's or the Churches way to help others in humility, not glory.... She never forced her religion, only used it as an example of how Jesus loves us all, no matter what church or religion we belong too... Everyone is a child of God.... Everyone deserves his mercy... She was a true Christian in our worldly world.........
October 6, 2007
The gals will be bawling, get Kleenex!
I thought this might be a great "unknown" movie to watch after a nice "curry" dinner with the family. So I purchased it and previewed it. My husband, depending on his mood, may think it is slow and boring. But I don't know a woman out there that won't love it. It is moving and inpiring and just a terrific little movie to make you realize what a selfish person you are. My gosh, Mother Theresa was a saint. The movie will inspire you to be less selfish and more giving to the needs of those around you. And what a great film to show the kids.
I was afraid it might be in Italian with English subtitles, because I first found out about it surfing the web and stumbled upon a website of the Italian TV miniseries that was so popular and had become a movie on DVD. I was pleased when I discovered all the actors speak in English. This version is entirely English. But you do have the option at the start of the movie to add either English or Spanish subtitles if you want... and because the actors have a sometimes heavy accent, the English subtitles might be nice to know exactly what they say sometimes. The movie was around an hour and a half long.
I'm so glad I own it. I can have a girlfriend's party and we can eat curry and watch it together. I can share it with the ladies at church some evening. And I can rewatch it when I am down and depressed about the stresses of life and it will add a juxtaposition to my perspective on things. Give me cause for, what does that Covey guy call it? - A paradigm shift. Definately!
September 18, 2007
A Beautiful Film In Which Every Viewer Can Benefit From Watching
Wow, what a nice movie! It exceeded my expectations. Most "religious" films don't have the funding for first-class production values, but this one must have because it looks great.
That beautiful photography throughout the 115 minutes was one of the two biggest reasons I enjoyed watching this. The other was the number of profound truths said by Mother Teresa (Olivia Hussey). This was an inspiring film with some great statements. By the way, those production values included decent acting, too, at least by all of the adults. Some of the kids were so-so, but they didn't have many lines anyway.
What I appreciated what that the filmmakers did not water down the Christian aspect of Mother Teresa's life. Everything she said and did was for God's glory, as she states several times, only trying to please Jesus. Obviously, she succeeded like few others have with an amazing compassion and selfless attitude. There is no ego here, no pride, only what she can do for the sick and poverty-stricken.
This movie can be enjoyed by all. You don't have be a Catholic. I'm not, and I have total respect for Mother Teresa and cannot find fault with anything she said or did. For Believers, this should inspire them to act a little more Christ-like. For non-believers, this story is a great example for anyone who simply needs a nudge to go help someone less fortunate. There is no heavy-handing "preaching," either, for those concerned about that matter.
This is simply a quality film about an extremely quality person whose life should inspire all of us to become better people. This film did a great job in that respect.
August 27, 2007
A beautiful Catholic film
Being a Catholic homeschooling mother of young children who normally do not watch TV, I am pretty picky about the movies I let our family watch. I would highly recommend "Mother Teresa" to any traditional Catholic, or anyone for that matter! I know a little bit about Mother Teresa from reading a biography, and I saw no fatal flaws in the movie as far as from a biographical standpoint, but that is not critical to me. What is critical is that the movie is clean and shows the Church and Saint in a truly Catholic light, and is edifying all around. This film holds to all those standards. It is a wonderful film for a family of children of any age, and is well written and acted to par. Olivia Hussey makes a perfect Mother Teresa, which I was a bit surprised to see since I have only seen her in Jesus of Nazareth and couldn't picture her as the Mother Teresa that I "knew"!
July 30, 2007
Beautiful
Mother Theresa truely has a heart like Christ. This movie is truely inspirational and is very well produced. I loved Oliva Hussey. Fantastic all the way around.
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