Italian director Marco Bellochio is an original film maker. He has a story to tell and artistic statement to make, and he does it with courage and dignity." My Mother's Smile" is a satire on the mass production of saints in today Roman Catholic Church. There are more new saints in the last 25 years than in century before. Our world and, even more, our religious people need assurance for their stringent efforts. Faith alone just isn't enough anymore, people seek more then otherworldly goods and promises of eternal bliss for good behavior. The movie is hard to pin down. It mixes serious and realistic with satiric, almost operatic gestures and caricatures. Complex, but ultimately deeply rewarding experience.
Review of My Mother's Smile
