Gospa
| Gospa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jakov Sedlar |
| Written by | Ivan Aralica Paul Gronseth Barry Morrow |
| Produced by | Igor Prižmić |
| Starring | Martin Sheen Paul Guilfoyle Frank Finlay Morgan Fairchild Michael York Timothy Wheeler Daniela Čolić-Prižmić Anica Tomić Paul Tivers |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Countries | Croatia United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.7 million |
Gospa(Croatianfor "Madonna"or" Our Lady ") is a 1995 religious drama starringMartin SheenandMorgan Fairchildabout pilgrimages to a smallHerzegovinianvillage ofMeđugorjewhere six school children say theVirgin Mary appeared in 1981.
The movie highlights alleged persecutions ofCatholicCroats,particularly of the clergy, by thecommunist authoritiesof theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.Martin Sheen playsFranciscanpriestJozo Zovko,who was tried for sedition by the Yugoslav government.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Martin Sheenas FatherJozo Zovko
- Michael YorkasMilan Vuković
- Morgan Fairchildas Sister Fabijana Zovko
- Paul Guilfoyleas Miodrag Dobrović
- Ray Girardinas Father Zrinko Čuvalo
- Frank Finlayas Monsignor
- Tony Zazulaas prosecutor Govanović
- William Hootkinsas judge Marulić
- Angelo Santiagoas Vlado Palić
- Mustafa Nadarevićas major Stović
- Slavko Brankovas 2nd Jail Guard
- Nela Čolić-Prizmićas French Journalist
- Anica Tomićas Mirjana Dragičević
Reception
[edit]The film won the Golden Gate of Pula (audience award for best film as voted by festival audiences) at the 42ndPula Film Festival,andVjesnikaward Jelen.[citation needed]
Roger EbertgaveGospatwo stars out of four. He noted the enthusiastic responses by the film's audiences in the United States, but felt that its "impact is religious and political, not cinematic", and that "it really isn't a very good film".[3]In 2014, Croatian TV critic Zrinka Pavlić described it as a "bad film, with bad acting and an almost cartoon-like depiction of the situation it deals with".[4]
Film critic and Catholic priest Peter Malone writes that the film's "strong pro-Croatian perspective seems morepropaganda-like than informative "and most of the dialogue is" stilted writing ".[5]
References
[edit]- ^Sullivan, Randall (2004).The Miracle Detective.New York: Grove Press. pp. 116–118, 197, 390.
- ^Holmström, Leif, ed. (2019).Cases of the UNESCO Committee on Conventions and Recommendations: Communications examined under the 104 EX/Decision 3.3 Procedure of the Executive Board (1978-1988).Vol. 2. Leiden; Boston: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). p. 537.ISBN9789004390294.
- ^Ebert, Roger(February 20, 1996)."Gospa".rogerebert.com.Retrieved25 April2019.
- ^"Filmski maraton i nova serija najbolje su što HTV nudi".tportal.hr(in Croatian). 7 January 2014.Retrieved22 February2021.
- ^Malone, Peter (2018).Screen Priests: The Depiction of Catholic Priests in Cinema, 1900-2018.ISD LLC. p. 249.ISBN9781925872927.
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