Heavenly Body (film)

Heavenly Body (Corpo celeste) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher.

Plot
The film relates a young girl's experience of coming to age and receiving Confirmation. Her parish is run by a corrupt priest, Don Mario, and his helpers. The film covers her relationship not only with herself but with the alienating world which surrounds her, including the Catholic Church.

Cast

 * Salvatore Cantalupo as Don Mario
 * Anita Caprioli as Rita
 * Renato Carpentieri as Don Lorenzo
 * Paola Lavini as Fortunata
 * Pasqualina Scuncia as Santa
 * Yle Vianello as Marta

Reception
Heavenly Body has an approval rating of 84% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".