The Movie Therese

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I just received the DVD today and watched it tonight… I was very disappointed. Did anyone else feel the same way?:confused:
 
I saw it at the show with about 145 girls. I enjoyed it then. I ordered the DVD were there changes made? Or did you not see it at the show? For the third through 8th grade girls it was great.
 
I saw it at the theater and thought it was great. Then again anything about Therese is great since I stand to inherit a first class relic from my mom someday.
 
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I saw it at the show with about 145 girls. I enjoyed it then. I ordered the DVD were there changes made? Or did you not see it at the show? For the third through 8th grade girls it was great.
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I got the DVD today…It was okay…but w/ all the hype I guess I was expecting more… Maybe I’m getting cynical in my old age…:o
 
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I got the DVD today…It was okay…but w/ all the hype I guess I was expecting more… Maybe I’m getting cynical in my old age…:o
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No Annunciata I can not imagine that.😃 I felt it was great for the younger generation who have not read all her books yet could see Therese’s little way.
 
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Annunciata:
I just received the DVD today and watched it tonight… I was very disappointed. Did anyone else feel the same way?:confused:
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Not really. Since I was in a discussion group at a parish that did “A Story of a Soul”, I could see why some of the scenes were chosen. Even with her short life, there was too much to put into a movie.

Saying that, I think a better path for this would of been a documentary, but then it would of not made the theaters.

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Not really. Since I was in a discussion group at a parish that did “A Story of a Soul”, I could see why some of the scenes were chosen. Even with her short life, there was too much to put into a movie.

Saying that, I think a better path for this would of been a documentary, but then it would of not made the theaters.

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That’s my point…having read “The Story of A Soul”…this just isn’t that great for me…I’ll watch it again…
I loved “Song of Bernadette” & “Joan of Arc” and actually there was and old movie about St Therese…forgoet who played the part…but I remember loving that one… Here is a link to it Click Here
 
I thought as a movie it was a bit slow. Its been awhile since I saw it but I remember being disappointed.
 
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Annunciata:
I just received the DVD today and watched it tonight… I was very disappointed. Did anyone else feel the same way?:confused:
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Yes, Annunciata, it was very poorly done, IMHO. I saw it in the theater and didn’t like it at all. My spirituality as a Catholic is formed in large part by Carmelite thought (I was rec. into the Church by a Carmelite community), so I was really looking forward to it. The acting was turgid and I didn’t find Therese (as portrayed in the movie) to be a terribly sympathetic character… By the time she sighed and said,“Ah, me! What shall I do?”, I thought, “Get a job!”
 
I enjoyed this movie, but in part that I love Therese as a Saint. I also can’t stand the Hollywood garbage churned out year after year, so this movie was a breath of fresh air for me.
 
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I just received the DVD today and watched it tonight… I was very disappointed. Did anyone else feel the same way?:confused:
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I, too, was disappointed. I suppose it had a lot to do with low-budget?

Several months prior to that I saw a live dramatic production on Therese performed by one-actress. It was also directed by Leonardo de Filippis (spelling?). It was EXCELLENT! There were very few props, it was a one-hour uninterrupted production interspersed with some taped voices of her family from the past, and some of her sisters at the Carmelite convent during the death scene. In the scene where she died there was a beautiful tape of a choir singing, and a large panel with the famous picture of Therese with her smile was lit up …along with side panels of the suffering face of Our Lord, and the Child Jesus with His arms outstretched.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house! All were deeply moved by the performance. After this experience, seeing the movie was a big disappointment for me.
 
I wasn’t disappointed, per se. I, like you, did not see the movie until it just came out on DVD. I think all the hype made me believe it would be some wonderful classic, but it most certainly wasn’t. To me, it was more a devotional tribute than anything else. I do think it would be a great way to introduce young children to her, though, because her autobiography is a bit heavy for anyone not yet to their teens.
 
We watched it as a family last night on DVD, I have read the book to the kids and I have read Story of a Soul and numerous other books about Therese and her “little way”. She is a big part of my life. That said, I was very disappointed in the movie! They put all the pivotal moments in the movie but they come up short. Like when she has her “conversion”, and all the ways she grew in the convent. They touch on them but the meaning doesn’t come through. After the movie was over dh asks, “now why is she a Saint?”. “I could tell she had a great love for God, but the movie didn’t really impress anything about why she is a Saint”. I agreed, she could have been any other nun in that convent, there really was nothing that stood out.
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I kept expecting more and the actress playing Therese just wasn’t “The Little Flower”.😦
 
It is what it is. Its not really going to make a great story-movie, but thats not your trying to do. Like someone said its more devotional, & it was nice to put to vision what I’ve read. But any saint who is going to be remembered for her “little way,” isn’t going to make a great story. But one thing special about this saint is that what was most notable about her, is that there isn’t much notable about her.
 
For the most part, I was also disappointed. I really went in to the theater with high hopes because I am tired of most of the garbage that Hollywood spews out.

While I appreciate this film for its story and its timeliness, I will probably not watch it again. Instead, I will opt for some of the classics: “Song of Bernadette”, “Jesus of Nazareth”, “The Passion of the Christ”, etc.
 
I finally got to watch it last night at work. I thought the overall production (the movie itself, not the DVD–see below) was good, maybe 7 on a 1-10 scale. The music (composed by a nun!) was outstanding.

However, I have to agree with those who, having only the movie’s knowledge of Therese, would ask why she is a saint. The movie portrayed her as being very ordinary. I think it might have been more effective if the story had been told from someone else’s point of view (maybe Pauline’s).

Concerning the DVD production, there was one incredible oversight–no option for English subtitles in the menu. French and Spanish–yes, but no English for the hearing impaired. I think this is the only DVD I have ever watched that did not have English subs. (I don’t know if the TV would show subs or not–I was watching on a laptop.)

DaveBj
 
The quality of the film was not as great as it was advertized to be (in a Catholic review-can’t remember the publication-it was compared to an Ivory/Merchant film!).

I agree with other posters that it did not live up to the hype, but all in all it is a sweet movie of St. Therese though it lacks strong explanations of why she was canonized. However, I thought the death scene was emotional and had a strong impact.
 
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