Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven

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Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven (Italian: Preferisco il Paradiso) is a 2010 Italian television movie written and directed by Giacomo Campiotti. The film is based on real life events of Roman Catholic priest and then Saint Philip Neri.[1][2][3]

Plot

This movie follows the sharp-witted and caring Philip Neri-on a quest for heaven.

Cast

  • Gigi Proietti as Philip Neri
  • Adriano Braidotti as Alessandro
  • Francesco Salvi as Persiano Rosa
  • Roberto Citran as Cardinal Capurso
  • Sebastiano Lo Monaco as Prince Nerano
  • Francesca Chillemi as Ippolita
  • Antonio Silvestre as Michele
  • Josafat Vagni as Mezzapagnotta
  • Francesca Antonelli as Zaira
  • Niccolò Senni as Pierotto
  • Emiliano Coltorti as Camillo
  • Sergio Fiorentini as Pope Sixtus V
  • Paolo Paoloni as Pope Gregory XIII
  • Francesco Grifoni as Aurelio

References

  1. 1.Sergio Perugini. Testimoni di fede, trionfatori di audience. Effata Editrice IT, 2011. ISBN 887402732X.
  2. 2.Natalia Aspesi (21 September 2010). "Gigi Proietti Divento Filippo Neri il santo dell' allegria". La Repubblica. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. 3.Aldo Grasso (22 September 2010). "I problemi linguistici di "san" Proietti". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 5 July 2015.