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Starring:
Lindsay Younce,
Directed By:
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Release Date: 2003
Studio: Xenon
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Description
THÉRÈSE tells the story of a young girl who fell in love with Jesus Christ and demonstrated a path of spirituality through the actions of unconditional love, human compassion, and her "Little Way" to the modern world. This inspiring true story is told through simple narrative which invites the audience to contemplate and apply such spirituality in their own modern lives, regardless of one's own faith or religious background.
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Boring, cheesy, amateurish
Uninspiring movie that's seemingly about St. Therese of Lisieux. The trouble is, one doesn't really learn anything about the saint as this movie clumsily copies and pastes sections from The Story of a Soul leaving out major parts. It plods along and meanders to nothing. From watching this movie, one wonders what's so special about this saint as it skips over the theological works St. Therese is known for and captures little of her essence. Also, some of the worst acting I've seen in a while.
Sappy. See the French 1 instead!
I have to agree with the people who've said they found it to be "Hallmark" and poorly acted/written. I struggled through it valiantly but cannot bring myself to recommend it to anyone. I DO HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE FRENCH FILM (2003) "THERESE" (link below) starring Catherine Mouchet. A bit expensive at $35 a pop, but it's Amazing!!! Surreal at times and puzzling as you try to get yourself inside her mind. Gorgeous with a captivating performance by the lead. You will learn a lot about her spirituality, her doubts/struggles, & relationships with her sisters & Sisters.
Therese
misses the mark
When I watched this movie for the first time, I tried to picture myself as someone who knew nothing about the spirituality of Saint Therese. I attempted to put myself into the shoes of an "outsider" looking in. In doing so, I realized the movie fell short in many ways. Its greatest flaw is that it failed to capture the spirituality of St. Therese; glossing over it, at times, in a cursory and superficial manner. Perhaps the director was more concerned about external events rather than focussing on the internal; the heart of why this Saint was named a doctor of the Church. The "Little Way" was packaged into a few sound bites, in one or two scenes -- hardly sufficient time to truly delve into the remarkable spirituality of this Saint.
Read the book
This movie is one I would be embarrassed to see with Catholic friends and would avoid seeing absolutely with non-Catholics; it is one of the worst acted films I have ever had the misfortune to watch. Honestly, I've seen high school plays with better acting and dialog than this. At every turn, it is cloying and revoltingly sentimental, what the French call 'mièvre.' It is something you might expect to find in a down scale religious bookstore, right there beside the silly luminous statuettes of our Lady of Lourdes and plastic St. Christopher car ornaments.
I am an orthodox Catholic who loves the Church and I simply hate to find products like this that imply believers are simpleminded philistines. How anyone in the Vatican could recommend something so poorly done escapes me unless the person in question was a secret Mason interested only in undermining the Church's credibility.
Beautiful Movie!
This movie is a must for anyone who wants to learn more about The Little Flower. It is very true to her story.
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