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| Maria Goretti | 
 enlarge | Director: Giulio Base
Actors: Martina Pinto, Flavio Insinna, Luisa Ranieri, Massimo Bonetti And Claudia Koll
Studio: Ignatius Press
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 38415
Format: Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 105
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 897079001492
EAN: 0897079001492
ASIN: B000WR4L5Q
Release Date: October 3, 2007
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Product Description
The story of Saint Maria Goretti is retold in this beautifully made new film from Italy. It tells of the plight of the poor laborers of the time, struggling to survive in a swampy area with rampant malaria and extreme poverty. Luigi and Assunta Goretti keep their faith despite the hardship, and instill in their children a deep love for God. Their daughter Maria especially is devout. But tragedy strikes more than once: sickness and death affects the Goretti family, and then their young neighbor Alessandro does the unthinkable This film, made on location and filled with authentic detail, stars Martina Pinto as Maria, Flavio Insinna (Saint John Bosco) as the brave local Passionist priest, Luisa Ranieri and Massimo Bonetti as her parents, and Claudia Koll as the Countess Mazzoleni. Includes a special 16 page study booklet with interviews, questions and answers, and more information. In Italian with English and Spanish subtitles, or English dubbed track.
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 MARIA GORETTI August 18, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION OF A VERY BELOVED SAINT OF PURITY. A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
 Dissappointed June 6, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Very dull, no real insight. Maria Goretti's great act is of forgiveness and of how she lived in God's love despite a hard childhood, NOT that she fended off a rapist. What female wouldn't do as well. Maria's story is of reconciliation, peace, and love for all. Acting was poor, and I found the actress who played Maria to be the weakest.
Impressing example of life April 9, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie of Maria Goretti gives an impressing insight into the saint's and martyr's life. The film shows that Maria was a natural and friendly girl with many talents and a deep love for God and her family. She resisted strongly the sexual expectations of Alessandro Serenelli who tried to abuse her. The young man didn't want to give up and became her murderer, but she forgave him and showed an example of love and mercy. I highly recommend this movie to believers and non-believers!
Addicting March 28, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am addicted to this movie. I remember seeing a movie about Maria Goretti in Catholic grade school - but only once. I should have been made to see it over and over and the teachers should have made the students discuss it over and over. The music, scenery and the wretchedness of the times are overwhelming. I have tried to find more information on the actors but there is little.
Please read Allessandro Serenellis final letter which I did found.
"I'm nearly 80 years old. I'm about to depart.
Looking back at my past, I can see that in my early youth, I chose a bad path which led me to ruin myself.
My behavior was influenced by print, mass-media and bad examples which are followed by the majority of young people without even thinking. And I did the same. I was not worried.
There were a lot of generous and devoted people who surrounded me, but I paid no attention to them because a violent force blinded me and pushed me toward a wrong way of life.
When I was 20 years-old, I committed a crime of passion. Now, that memory represents something horrible for me. Maria Goretti, now a Saint, was my good Angel, sent to me through Providence to guide and save me.
I still have impressed upon my heart her words of rebuke and of pardon. She prayed for me, she interceded for her murderer. Thirty years of prison followed.
If I had been of age, I would have spent all my life in prison. I accepted to be condemned because it was my own fault.
Little Maria was really my light, my protectress; with her help, I behaved well during the 27 years of prison and tried to live honestly when I was again accepted among the members of society.
The Brothers of St. Francis, Capuchins from Marche, welcomed me with angelic charity into their monastery as a brother, not as a servant. I've been living with their community for 24 years, and now I am serenely waiting to witness the vision of God, to hug my loved ones again, and to be next to my Guardian Angel and her dear mother, Assunta.
I hope this letter that I wrote can teach others the happy lesson of avoiding evil and of always following the right path, like little children.
I feel that religion with its precepts is not something we can live without, but rather it is the real comfort, the real strength in life and the only safe way in every circumstance, even the most painful ones of life."
Signature, Alessandro Serenelli
 a good family movie December 28, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This was generally a good video to share with tweens and teens. The translation into English was a bit awkward. It would probably be best to watch it in Italian with English subtitles. We watched it in English with English subtitles (don't ask) and because the mouths did not necessarily move in sync with the translation we got a real "Jackie Chan effect." Also, I was surprised that Maria was pictured on her first Communion day wearing white when she is reportedly supposed to have worn red (the red was so much more significant). Anyhow, besides these two negative remarks the film was very good and the character Maria was excellent along with the supporting characters.
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