Romantic Movies that Reference Catholicism

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Hi all,
I am wondering if anyone knows of any beautiful / scenic / romantic movies that positively reference our Catholic Faith. Some examples I have in mind are Ever After, A Walk in the Clouds, Paris can Wait, and Under the Tuscan Sun.
These movies are not about Christianity, but there are many “easter egg” like positive references to our faith that are very enjoyable to see. I’m always looking for more movies like that 😜
 
Gone With The Wind
The Quiet Man
The Sound of Music
 
The Bells of St Marys. 1945

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“William Shakespeare’s father was repeatedly charged with recuscancy… No one knows who educated the young British playwright.”
I have a clue looks at those naughty Jesuits
 
Marty

Marty and Clara meet, and then go have coffee. Marty tells Clara, “I’m Catholic, are you Catholic?” She nods, and smiles.

Then the decide to speak the next day after Mass.


This is one of my favorite films.
 
Those would actually have been the first three I listed, as well.

Although Gone with the Wind is more soap opera than romance . . .
 
Ok You should see it, it’s called Marty, about a lonely man who meets a nice young lady one evening at a dance. It’s a simple film, but a really nice story.

Ernest Borgnine won an Oscar for the role.
 
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It was a lovely clip in itself, but there were two aspects which were very close to home for me.

Firstly, my son’s first job, after leaving school, was as a butcher’s apprentice. He only stumbled into the line of work (like Marty!), but applied himself to it. His girlfriend at the time and her family were proud of him, as was I. Marty and Cathy remind me of my son and that girlfriend.

Secondly, the mention of the butcher shop being threatened by “supermarkets”, way back in 1955. I’ve seen this and similar trends my whole working life. It was a prominent issue for my son and his career in 2011!

I didn’t even recognise Ernest Borgnine! I only know him as the craggy face from the 1970s, and never imagined he’d won an Oscar as a dramatic actor!
 
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It’s not really a “romantic” movie (or series, I should say), but don’t forget Brideshead Revisited. When Cordelia made her appearance and began talking about how good it was to have a chapel on the estate, so that she could “pop in” and visit Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, I was instantly smitten.

I would love for my son to meet a “Cordelia” one of these days.


Nobody plays the role of a tortured, mentally tormented man better than Jeremy Irons. Something in the face.
 
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Not strictly romantic, but enjoyable to watch …

The Way (2010)
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My dad was a butcher.

His first job in the US was working in a factory, then worked in the shop on Saturday, where he trained to be a butcher. He did have experience in Italy on the family farm.
 
Yes, Ever After - A Cinderella Story is sprinkled with Catholic references.

The main character is given Utopia by Thomas More as a gift; she is seen reading it and another character recognizes references to the book.
Supporting characters make the sign of the cross at an appropriate time. Leonardo da Vinci is a secondary character and he mentions Michelangelo bust painting a ceiling in Rome. The Prince and Leonardo and later the prince and the Cinderella character visit a Franciscan Monastery. The queen, when discussing her sons imminent marriage, mentions divorce as something as something they only do in England.

Whoever wrote the script was smitten with the ideas in Utopia and that’s a theme throughout the movie. The Catholic references happen in passing but are positive, even affectionate.

The indiscernible accents and villains are horrible, but the costumes and photography are gorgeous.
 
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There are many modern Catholics making romantic films under the radar. The terrible part of being an artist is that no one recognizes your work until after you are dead.
 
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“William Shakespeare’s father was repeatedly charged with recuscancy… No one knows who educated the young British playwright.”
I have a clue looks at those naughty Jesuits
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I’m not sure what you’re quoting there, but Shakespeare almost certainly was educated at the grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon known as King Edward VI School. I’d also take your source with a pinch of salt as Shakespeare was English, not British.
 
Not a movie, but the classic song Green Green Grass of Home has a kind and archetypal reference to Catholic clergy in the final verse when we discover the singer is awaiting execution…
And I realize, yes, I was only dreaming.
For there’s a guard and there’s a sad old padre,
Arm in arm, we’ll walk at daybreak.
Again I touch the green, green grass of home.
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(Third verse at 1:55)
 
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