Between Miracles

Between Miracles

7.1IMDb Score
Released:1971-03-19
Genre:Comedy
Duration:122 min
Country:Italy
Director:Nino Manfredi
Actors:Nino Manfredi, Lionel Stander, Delia Boccardo, Paola Borboni, Mariangela Melato
Production:Rizzoli Film

Overview:

Benedetto is a child who came out of an accident uninjured on his first communion's day. The people of his village attribute that to a miracle and made him undergo a strict religious upbringing. That fact will determine his life, which will be affected by inner torment caused by the confrontation between sexual desires and sacrifices of faith, sin and grace.

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