Corpo celeste (2011)

Corpo celeste (2011). 1h 39m | Not Rated

“Marta(Yil Vianello) is a twelve-year-old girl preparing for her Confirmation at a church in Calabria. The waif-like kid has some serious questions about all that she is being taught to believe for her official entry into the Holy Apostolic Church.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe parish priest is seen gathering signatures in support of a local candidate for political office. So much for separation of church and state. He also has aspirations for a higher position within the Roman Church.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMeanwhile, the local children are seen at practice sessions for their special day. At sixty-five, I have little memory of my own Confirmation in the 1960s.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVianello is a gem in the lead and pretty much carries this low-key but endearing slice of modern day Italian life.”