The Religion Hour ( L'Ora di religione ) ( Il sorriso di mia madre )

The Religion Hour (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: L'Ora di religione
Alternate Title: Il sorriso di mia madre
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
David Donatello Awards
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Marco Bellocchio

Written By:
Marco Bellocchio

Actors:
Sergio Castellitto ..... Ernesto Picciafuocco
Jacqueline Lustig ..... Irene Picciafuocco
Chiara Conti ..... Diana Sereni
Gigio Alberti ..... Ettore Picciafuocco
Alberto Mondini ..... Leonardo Picciafuocco
Gianfelice Imparato ..... Erminio Picciafuocco
Gianni Schicchi ..... Filippo Argenti (as Gianni Schicchi Gabrieli)
Maurizio Donadoni ..... Cardinal Piumini
Donato Placido ..... Egidio Picciafuocco
Renzo Rossi ..... Baldracchi
Pietro De Silva ..... Curzio Sandali
Bruno Cariello ..... Don Pugni
Piera Degli Esposti ..... Aunt Maria
Toni Bertorelli ..... Count Ludovico Bulla
Maria Luisa Bellocchio ..... Zia Ernesto

Synopsis:

Ernesto (Sergio Castellitto of Va Savoir) is a successful artist and devout atheist who finds out that his mother, whom he despised, is being considered for sainthood. Ernesto's young son, Leonardo (Alberto Mondini), influenced by his religion teacher, has developed a fear of God, whom he tries to shoo away like a pest. "If He's everywhere," Leonardo reasons, "then I'm not free -- even for a second." Ernesto's estranged wife, Irene (Jacqueline Lustig), encourages Leonardo's faith, and seems to be on the side of Ernesto's family, who are greedily clamoring to get Ernesto to participate in the canonization process. His mentally unstable brother, Edigio (Donato Placido), who will speak only to Ernesto, murdered their mother years earlier, and holds the key to her beatification. At a party, Ernesto insults a deranged monarchist, Conte Bulla (Toni Bertorelli), who then challenges him to a duel. Ernesto goes to complain to Leonardo's religion teacher, expecting to find an ugly old woman, and instead finds Diana (Chiara Conti), an impossibly beautiful young woman who admires his work. Ernesto meets the Cardinal (Maurizio Donadoni), and tells the man that his mother was "stupid" and "had no passion." "Loving someone is the best way to declare my atheism," he declares. But as he gets caught up in all the intrigue, Ernesto recognizes a connection to his hated mother that he cannot escape; he has the same mocking smile. Marco Bellocchio's My Mother's Smile was shown at the 2002 New York Film Festival and at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, where it won a Special Mention for the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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