The Reluctant Saint The Life of St. Joseph of Cupertino Part 4 of 4

The Reluctant Saint is a 1962 film which tells a somewhat fictionalized version of the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th Century Italian saint. It stars Maximilian Schell as Joseph, as well as Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff, and Harold Goldblatt. The movie was written by John Fante and Joseph Petracca and directed by Edward Dmytryk.
Saint Joseph of Cupertino was an Italian saint. He was said to have been remarkably unclever, but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstasies. This movie follows Joseph (Maximilian Schell) from his final days living at home with his mother (Lea Padovani). Because of his slow wits, she has kept him in school despite his being a grown man, older than the other students.
He is seen bearing patiently and good-heartedly with being ridiculed by fellow villagers, and enduring failed attempts at work as a laborer. At the insistence of his mother (who saw no viable alternatives), we see him joining a Franciscan monastery through the influence of his uncle (Harold Goldblatt), an authority at the monastery.
But trouble follows Joseph wherever he goes, including the monastery, because of his slow wits.
Eventually his good heart is noticed by a visiting higher up in the church hierarchy (Akim Tamiroff), who orders that he be trained to be a priest. Despite his incapacity for the necessary scholarly studies, and preference for merely managing sheep and other animals in the monastery's stable, Joseph does become a priest.
Despite learning little from tutoring from the monks, Joseph passes the necessary examinations for the priesthood through a series of unlikely or possibly miraculous events. Soon after, when Joseph is seen levitating at the time of his ecstatic prayers to the Virgin Mary, one of the monastic authorities (Ricardo Montalban) claims that Joseph suffers from demonic possession.
Joseph is therefore exorcised, but his levitations continue, persuading everyone, including his former opponent, of the divine origins of his levitations.
Most of they key events in the movie are based on historical events or reports about the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino.
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I am not the creator nor producer of this classic religious film my sole purpose is for Evangelization only and not for profit. This movie was sold to Sony Pictures therefore they hold the legal rights of ownership.

[@psychedelicpython]

I love this movie and I have it on dvd. It was God's Holy will that St. Joseph of Cupertino became a priest.

[@cplunajr745]

He is now my new Saint

[@mathewjr3766]

If you reduce your self God will raise you and vice versa. ST Joseph was reduced by mere mortals but God raised him.

[@mem5567]

I love this movie how pure his heart was. All he wanted was to do was b with his animals. Divine simply divine

[@801oap]

Actually, all he wanted was to be with God...and in the simple company of animals he could worship without the judgement of others.

[@jojochris7802]

What a humble movie🙏 Thank you

[@richardkhyriem8383]

St Joseph please pray for us .

[@blancarodriguez5932]

I finally found my saint, him and I share a learning disabilities and also the way others have treated us because we are different. Our mothers didn't want us we share that unfortunate experience, NOW I CAN TALK TO HIM WHEN I NEED SOMEONE. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO DO THINGS TO GIVE ME A CHANCE 🙄🙂. One thing I would like people to understand. WE ARE NOT SLOW OR STUPID. OUR BRAINS ARE JUST WIRED DIFFERENTLY WE CAN FIGURE THINGS OUT, JUST DIFFERENTLY. THANK ST JOSEPH 😇👼💓💖💞

[@ongliyujune]

This saint informed us that God always chooses His saints that are simple people who are loving, Kind and humble,who practise what they teach To people always.

[@stephenson3427]

There were so many like him, who loved god and followed his teaching and practiced it in day to day life, but now they're only a few. Priests must concentrate more on god then other personal matter's.

[@Greven866]

Poor fellow. God must have loved him so much

[@yaminibarley2260]

I saw this movie. So blessed to know, in those times God was moving in that country when here in asia there was hardly any trace of God.

[@jothymicheal2264]

Please tell me how can i watch this movie

[@totatadros4237]

Very nice film

[@sakainathan]

Please pray for my family

[@lucilenemendoncasilva9302]

Santo Josép de Copertino rogai por mim e minha família Amém Graças a Deus aleluia aleluia

[@brigittethiaw1122]

Saint Joseph de Cupertino ai pitié de nous pour cette examen qu'un doit passé le 29 Juliet 2021 donner nous la chance Total

[@John2verse5]

Saint Joseph from Cupertino of YESHUA CRISTO & Ave MARÍA🌹🌷🌹, please call the "one's" who strayed from the flock

[@myrurgia60]

Please, I would love to see the whole movie!

[@annepolicarpio9663]

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[@missgreeneyes56]

I agree

[@user-bi1li3xf9n]

😢😢 st Joseph of capatinor😅😅😅❤❤

[@deteapalavravivadedeus2049]

Boa tarde. Se alguem capacitado traduzir pro português seria maravilhoso

[@beneditachaves7091]

Gostaria de assistir traduzido em Português. Pode ser?

[@user-gd6yj7eh4u]

是演那一位圣人？

[@Pandora21285]

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