The Third Miracle is a 1999 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Ed Harris and Anne Heche. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia.[2]
| The Third Miracle | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Agnieszka Holland |
| Written by | Richard Vetere John Romano |
| Produced by | Fred Fuchs Steven Haft Elie Samaha |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Zieliński |
| Edited by | David Siegel |
| Music by | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $591,142[1] |
Plot
editIn Bystrica, Slovakia in 1944, near the end of World War II, an Allied bombing raid causes a tiny girl to pray for deliverance.
In Chicago, in 1979, Father Frank Shore (Ed Harris) is a priest, now a Postulator, who investigates claims of miracles for the Vatican performed by a devout woman whose death caused a statue of the Virgin Mary to bleed upon and cure a girl with terminal lupus. Now the woman has been nominated for sainthood.
Having never encountered a genuine miracle, he is known as the "Miracle Killer" for his track record for debunking false claims of miracles. Father Frank is suffering a crisis of faith when he is sent to investigate the miracles of a woman, the late Helen O'Regan who has been nominated for sainthood, and winds up becoming the greatest advocate for her canonization.[3]
Father Frank uncovers a series of extraordinary events but the most extraordinary thing of all may be the "saint's" very earthly daughter, Roxane (Anne Heche). Roxane is a non-believer who cannot forgive her otherwise selfless mother for abandoning her at the age of 16.[4]
Cast
edit- Ed Harris as Father Frank Shore
- Anne Heche as Roxanne
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Werner
- Michael Rispoli as John Leone
- Charles Haid as Bishop Cahill
- Barbara Sukowa as Helen
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack to The Third Miracle was released on December 14, 1999.
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Interrupted Dream: Opening Titles" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 1:33 |
| 2. | "Bystricia At War" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:51 |
| 3. | "First Prayer" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:18 |
| 4. | "Frank and Roxanne" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Before Your Eyes" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:53 |
| 6. | "Prayer At The Lake" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 1:27 |
| 7. | "Falcone" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 1:49 |
| 8. | "Domine Jesu" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 1:11 |
| 9. | "Call From Bystricia" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:12 |
| 10. | "Helen O'Reagan" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:49 |
| 11. | "They Call You A Miracle Killer" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 0:43 |
| 12. | "Meeting In The Hospital" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:59 |
| 13. | "Ordinary Woman" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:18 |
| 14. | "Maria In The Hospital" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:34 |
| 15. | "I Wanted It To Be True" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:15 |
| 16. | "The Confession" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 1:57 |
| 17. | "Unfinished Love Story" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:55 |
| 18. | "Farewell" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 1:09 |
| 19. | "Memories From The Lake" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 2:22 |
| 20. | "The Bleeding Statue" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 4:49 |
| 21. | "The Third Miracle" | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 49:57[5] | ||
Reception
editCritical response
editThe Third Miracle has an approval rating of 68% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 34 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10.[6] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]
References
edit- ^ "The Third Miracle (1999) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Filming locations". IMDb. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (2010). "Movies: About The Third Miracle". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ "The Third Miracle (1999)". Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ The Third Miracle Soundtrack AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2014
- ^ "The Third Miracle | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "The Third Miracle". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.