Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God

*Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God*
Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God
Written by	Francesco Scardamaglia ; Massimo Cerofolini
Directed by	Giorgio Capitani
Starring	Neri Marcorè
Composer	Marco Frisina
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
Production
Cinematography	Claudio Sabatini
Editor	Antonio Siciliano
Running time	180 min.
Original release
Network	Rai 1
Release	2006

Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God (Italian: Papa Luciani - Il sorriso di Dio) is a 2006 Italian television movie written and directed by Giorgio Capitani. The film is based on real life events of Roman Catholic Pope John Paul I.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

Contrary to his father's socialist views, Albino Luciani (the Pope's birth name) entered the lower seminary in Feltre. After being ordained a priest in 1935, he became a vicar in his home parish. Then, while teaching theology at the seminary, he wrote a doctoral dissertation. In 1958 he became a bishop of Vittorio Veneto, in 1973 a cardinal, and a pope in 1978.^[4]

Cast[edit]

Neri Marcorè as Albino Luciani
José María Blanco as Card. Jean-Marie Villot
Paolo Romano as Don Diego Lorenzi
Franco Interlenghi as Agostino Casaroli
Imma Colomer Marcet as Sister Lucia dos Santos
Gabriele Ferzetti as Cardinal Giuseppe Siri
Roberto Citran as Luigi Tiezzi
Jacques Sernas as Paul Marcinkus
Sergio Fiorentini as Father Gruber
Alberto Di Stasio as Gioacchino Muccin
Giorgia Bongianni as Bortola Luciani
Giuseppe Antignati as Cardinal Karol Wojtyła
Emilio De Marchi as Girolamo Bortignon

References[edit]

^ Sergio Perugini (November 2011). Testimoni di fede, trionfatori di audience. Effata Editrice IT, 2011. ISBN 978-8874027323.
^ Silvia Fumarola (22 October 2006). "Marcorè: Papa Luciani, 33 giorni per provare a cambiare la Chiesa". La Repubblica. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Renato Franco (25 October 2006). "Trionfa il Papa del sorriso Nove milioni davanti alla tv". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Papież Luciani, uśmiech Boga".

External links[edit]

Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God at IMDb

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[1] Sergio Perugini (November 2011). Testimoni di fede, trionfatori di audience. Effata Editrice IT, 2011. ISBN 978-8874027323.

[2] Silvia Fumarola (22 October 2006). "Marcorè: Papa Luciani, 33 giorni per provare a cambiare la Chiesa". La Repubblica. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[3] Renato Franco (25 October 2006). "Trionfa il Papa del sorriso Nove milioni davanti alla tv". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[4] "Papież Luciani, uśmiech Boga".

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