Saint Philip Neri I Prefer Heaven

Preferisco il paradiso (original)

7.9

/10

3h 20mDrama

An epic feature film on the famous "Apostle of Rome" and great friend of youth in the 16th century. One of the most popular saints of all time, St. Philip Neri was widely known for his great charity, deep prayer life, and tremendous humor. Hoping to join St. Ignatius of Loyola's new order of Jesuits and be a missionary to India, Philip was instead guided by Providence to seek out the poor and abandoned youth of Rome to catechize them in the faith and help them find a better life. He became the founder of the religious congregation, the Oratory, that worked with the youth and also labored to re-evangelize a decadent Rome.

Spoken language: fr

Starring Gigi Proietti, Francesco Salvi, Roberto Citran, Sebastiano Lo Monaco

Watch "Saint Philip Neri I Prefer Heaven" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 2010. It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 7.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.