In 1952, Warner Bros. released a version of “The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima” that boasted, “To the best of human knowledge, and according to the testimony of 100,000 witnesses … This Is A True Story!” That film, hokey in some ways, inspirational in others, purported to be a fact-based account of a faith-based story, one that occurred in 1917 against the backdrop of a world war, wherein three Portuguese shepherd children experienced several visits by the Virgin Mary, who bestowed certain insights upon them before unleashing a spectacular solar light show so as to convince all those assembled.
Director Marco Pontecorvo revisits these events in the superficially suspicious “Fatima,” which arrives at a moment when faith and facts find themselves in direct opposition, when claims of “fake news” render the very notion of “a true story” all but meaningless. The film releases in theaters and on demand amid a global crisis — not just the pandemic,...
Director Marco Pontecorvo revisits these events in the superficially suspicious “Fatima,” which arrives at a moment when faith and facts find themselves in direct opposition, when claims of “fake news” render the very notion of “a true story” all but meaningless. The film releases in theaters and on demand amid a global crisis — not just the pandemic,...
- 8/27/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Religious movies seem to target a specific audience most of the time, but with a superb cast, Fátima promises to cross that line.
Many people are aware of the mystery of Fatima, surrounding visions of the Virgin Mary in 1917 Portugal, whether they're practicing Christians or not.
Even the faithless often find suggestions of miracles worthy of discussion, and Fatima has been igniting such conversations for a century.
In 1917, during the first World War that ravaged Europe, three young children in Fátima, Portugal, claimed they had encountered the Virgin Mary while tending to their sheep.
Via prophetic visions, the Virgin suggested that if sinners do not repent, then a war far worse than that they were suffering would be thrust upon them. But the details were secret, not to be revealed until they're explicitly told they could reveal them.
Whether you're six or sixty, a vision is a frightening thing. To...
Many people are aware of the mystery of Fatima, surrounding visions of the Virgin Mary in 1917 Portugal, whether they're practicing Christians or not.
Even the faithless often find suggestions of miracles worthy of discussion, and Fatima has been igniting such conversations for a century.
In 1917, during the first World War that ravaged Europe, three young children in Fátima, Portugal, claimed they had encountered the Virgin Mary while tending to their sheep.
Via prophetic visions, the Virgin suggested that if sinners do not repent, then a war far worse than that they were suffering would be thrust upon them. But the details were secret, not to be revealed until they're explicitly told they could reveal them.
Whether you're six or sixty, a vision is a frightening thing. To...
- 8/25/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Us-Italy co-production expected to open in 2019.
Principal photography is underway in Portugal for Us-based Origin Entertainment and Italy’s Panorama Films on the drama Fatima starring Harvey Keitel and Sonia Braga, the Brazilian veteran who earned widespread acclaim in the 2016 drama Aquarius.
Goran Visnjic, Joaquim de Almeida and Lucia Moniz also star in the Us-Italy co-production based on the true account of three Portuguese shepherd children who during the First World War made a prophecy that the Virgin Mary (referred to as Our Lady of Fatima) would appear.
Despite doubting family members and the efforts of government officials to silence the children,...
Principal photography is underway in Portugal for Us-based Origin Entertainment and Italy’s Panorama Films on the drama Fatima starring Harvey Keitel and Sonia Braga, the Brazilian veteran who earned widespread acclaim in the 2016 drama Aquarius.
Goran Visnjic, Joaquim de Almeida and Lucia Moniz also star in the Us-Italy co-production based on the true account of three Portuguese shepherd children who during the First World War made a prophecy that the Virgin Mary (referred to as Our Lady of Fatima) would appear.
Despite doubting family members and the efforts of government officials to silence the children,...
- 9/21/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Us-Italy production expected to open in 2019.
Principal photography is underway in Portugal for Us-based Origin Entertainment on the drama Fatima starring Harvey Keitel and Sonia Braga, the Brazilian talent who earned widespread acclaim for the 2016 drama Aquarius.
Goran Visnjic, Joaquim de Almeida and Lucia Moniz also star in the Us-Italy co-production based on the true account of three Portuguese shepherd children who in 1917 during the First World War made a prophecy that the Virgin Mary (referred to as Our Lady of Fatima) would appear.
Despite doubting family members and the efforts of government officials to silence the children, tens of...
Principal photography is underway in Portugal for Us-based Origin Entertainment on the drama Fatima starring Harvey Keitel and Sonia Braga, the Brazilian talent who earned widespread acclaim for the 2016 drama Aquarius.
Goran Visnjic, Joaquim de Almeida and Lucia Moniz also star in the Us-Italy co-production based on the true account of three Portuguese shepherd children who in 1917 during the First World War made a prophecy that the Virgin Mary (referred to as Our Lady of Fatima) would appear.
Despite doubting family members and the efforts of government officials to silence the children, tens of...
- 9/21/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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