Luca Bernabei
1) Coco Chanel
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Charts the rise of one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. From her humble childhood and early days as a young dressmaker's assistant, to her passionate love affair with a dashing Englishman and ultimate success as a pioneering fashion icon.
2) Augustus
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"Caesar has been assassinated. As the Roman Empire struggles to regain itself, a young Emperor steps forward, prepared to claim the abandoned throne. He is Augustus - appointed to the Roman Consul at only 19 years of age and determined to leave the mark of his rule for centuries to come"--Container.
Language
English
Description
"In the late first century the Roman Emperor Domitian unleashes a virulent campaign against Christians. Held captive by the Romans on the Island of Patmos, the aged Apostle John receives strange visions, including messages directly from Jesus to the seven persecuted churches on the nearby mainland. Now John, the last living witness to the Lord's resurrection, must find a way to spread the message to the church. These visions form the contents of the...
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Visual Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In this feature-length film Jon Voight delivers an incredibly inspirational portrayal of the spiritual life journey of Pope John Paul II, from his youth in Poland, to his international crusade to advocate for the poor and oppressed, to his final days at the Vatican.
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Based on Vatican documents and personal testimonies used for the beatification of Pope Pius XII, this epic film stars acclaimed actor James Cromwell in a powerful movie about the great, often hidden struggle waged by the Pope and many others with him to save the Jews from the Nazis during WWII." -- Container cover.
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Filmed on location in Italy, it tells the beautiful story of young Rita who fell in love and married a handsome knight from a violent family, whom she eventually succeeded in reforming, but then lost him to murder, and also lost their two sons to illness before she lived as an Augustinian nun for forty years. She is renowned for her prayer life, her role as a peacemaker, her service to the sick, and her stigmata. Countless miracles are attributed...
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Italiano
Description
Based on the historical records and the personal testimony of his fellow friars, this is the amazing true story of the life of the famous stigmatic monk who died in 1968. Blessed with incredible spiritual gifts, including healing, bi-location, reading of souls, and the stigmatic wounds, Padre Pio was a powerful witness for Christ, and a great spiritual guide to countless souls for over fifty years.
11) Mary Magdalene
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the life of Mary Magdalene, the reformed prostitute who became one of the foremost followers of Jesus Christ during his lifetime.
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In 430 AD, in the besieged city of Hippo, seventy year-old bishop Augustine recalls his reckless youth, his days as a renowned but dissolute orator, and how after converting to the guilt-free tenets of Manichaeism, he was called to the imperial court in Milan to serve as opponent to the Christian bishop Ambrose, but was finally converted to Christianity through the patience and devotion of his mother Monica.
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Filmed on location in Italy where the actual saints lived, this epic feature film, with the cooperation of the Franciscan Order, is lavish in its production, done with historical accuracy, and places special emphasis on the role of Clare.