Karol is an exceptionally popular biography of the exceptionally popular Karol Wojtyła, later known as Pope John Paul II.
Tag: Saints movies
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien – well acted saint’s story
A faithful account of St Molokai’s ministry among lepers in an isolated island community
The Flowers of St Francis – a beautiful film
A surprisingly muscular and vigorous drama about the life of a man both austere and joyful, a little mad but also incredibly calm and prepossessed.
The Refusal the true story of Bl Jaggerstätter
A beautiful story, starkly told; the truth unadorned. WWII martyr Bl Franz Jaggerstätter gets the film he deserves
Romero (1989) – an admirable saint’s biopic
A run-of-the-mill biopic about an incredible man
Catholic Classics for Lent: ‘The Song of Bernadette’
The Song of Bernadette, about the miraculous apparitions of the Virgin Mary to an all-but illiterate peasant girl in Lourdes, Bernadette Soubirous, is perhaps the pinnacle of Hollywood Catholic films