Heavenly Body (Italian: Corpo celeste) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher.[1][2]

Heavenly Body
Film poster
Directed byAlice Rohrwacher
Written byAlice Rohrwacher
Produced byCarlo Cresto-Dina
StarringSalvatore Cantalupo
CinematographyHélène Louvart
Edited byMarco Spoletini
Music byPiero Crucitti
Release dates
  • 17 May 2011 (2011-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 20 May 2011 (2011-05-20) (Italy)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Plot edit

The film relates a young girl's experience of coming to age and receiving Confirmation. Her parish is run by a corrupt priest, Don Mario, and his helpers. The film covers her relationship not only with herself but with the alienating world which surrounds her, including the Catholic Church.

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Reception edit

Heavenly Body has an approval rating of 84% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10.[3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 154. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "The moon in May". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/corpo_celeste
  4. ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/corpo-celeste?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c

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