‘Cabrini’ does extraordinary job of bringing saint to life

[Michie]

On March 8 of this year, a film titled “Cabrini” was released; that day is also International Women’s Day. The film is the story of an extraordinary woman, an immigrant to the United States, an advocate for the poor and a saint.

It is never easy to capture the real character of historical figures. This movie does an extraordinary job in bringing to the public the life and character of this extraordinary woman. Many movies about saints tend only to capture a few historical points and concentrate on the sanctity of the person.

“Cabrini”: A tribute to an extraordinary woman​

This movie, however, has been able to allow the general public to not only understand the character of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, but to also understand her sanctity. She surely responded to the Lord’s commandment to help the stranger.


The key to understanding the movie is the childhood of Frances Cabrini when this sickly girl almost drowned. One day, as she was floating a paper boat in a stream near her home, she fell into the water. Although she was rescued from the freezing water, she maintained a fear of water.

And yet, because of her sanctity, she overcame this fear by crossing the Atlantic more than 60 times during her lifetime. Her motto was, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength,” which is taken from St. Paul’s epistle.

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'Cabrini' does extraordinary job of bringing saint to life

On March 8 of this year, a film titled "Cabrini" was released; that day is also International Women's Day. The film is the story of an extraordinary woman, an immigrant to the United States, an advocate for the poor and a saint.

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[RileyG]

I need to see this movie!!

 

[FireDragon76]

It's a good film. The acting and sets are all good, and it's evident alot of effort was made towards historical realism. There was maybe one point I had trouble following the plot, but overall the storytelling was good.

One thing I really appreciate about this film is that it doesn't wear religion on its sleeve, it's not meant to be pandering to the pious, as many Hollywood movies were in the past. Instead, the emphasis is humanistic and non-sectarian, without negating the importance of religious faith in Mother Cabrini's life. That makes the story very approachable and relatable to a wider audience.