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Konterr Brilliant and touching

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Wayne Richards Movies "based" upon real life events are very frequently the most compelling. However, such dramas are not infrequently enhanced by the author to make the characters larger than they could have been in real life. It is seldom that a movie can capture the fullness of a true story without reliance on such dramatizations. This movie is richly and so accurately, the encapsulation of "The Story of A Soul", one of the most published and beloved autobiographies of all time. This story is the true and heart rendering account of a simple young Therese and her sisters, who abandoned incredible and luxurious wealth to live the sacrificial, cloistered—imprisoned—lives of Carmelite nuns in the late 19th Century. Through time, Saint Therese shares directly with her readers, and now with her viewers, the meaning of her incredible "little way", and what it has meant to millions of people for over a century. She is so highly regarded, that only 32 other saints in all of history have been named Doctor of The Church, a title shared by the likes of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, St. Francis De Sales, St. Thomas Liguori, St. John of The Cross, St. Catherine of Sienna, and Teresa of Avila, from whom she took her own name. Written under strict obedience of her prioress, and wonderfully captured on film, her story will be treasured until the end of time. This is not simply a Catholic movie written about a Catholic saint. This is a fabulous story about a person who continues to do as she promised, and always will. "I will spend my Heaven doing good upon the earth"

chche2 This is such a great movie to watch that I watched it twice. The young girl's love of God is so overwhelming that it touches my heart in a profound way. I cried and was in tears throughout the movie. It washed my soul. I can identify with her in many ways - her passionate and single-hearted pursuit of God and the joy thereof. She showed us how to love God in small ways and in doing seemingly "small" things for others. Love of God will transform to love of those around us. Saint Therese's simple way of life is such an inspiration! I would recommend this to any one who is searching for life's meanings and who is searching for the ultimate love and joy and intimacy - a deeper relationship with God, our maker and our eternal lover. Though I don't care too much about some of the Catholic practices in the movie, such as praying to Mary, etc., it is a good movie even for non-Catholics to watch, all because the love of God is so overwhelming and the main theme of the story won't be missed.

stevenleehoward This movie is one of the worst I've ever seen. The only reason I stayed was to be sure that it wasn't some sort of parody that might reveal itself as such part way through. No such luck.Sadly, this film is all too sincere. I won't reiterate all the previous comments made about the wooden acting, trite script, inept direction and shoddy production values.I simply want to make the point that the theme of this film is dangerous. The model of virtue espoused is ignorance, compliance, simple-mindedness, obedience and passivity. As portrayed in the film the main character, Therese, is pitiful, not noble. It saddens and frightens me that parents who see this film might emulate how Therese was raised. In my opinion she was the victim of abuse - both by her pseudo-pious father and the wicked nun who convinces her to stay in the nunnery even after Therese comes to question her "calling".Excuse my lack of Catholic values, but I do not revere a brainwashed 15-year-old girl simply because she sacrifices any prospect of joy in her life to become a Carmelite nun. Is constant pining and weeping, staring nobly into the horizon, contracting TB and coughing up blood really the hallmark of sainthood?! A truly spiritual film would espouse the pursuit of happiness and fulfillment as a noble pursuit.This film is a dangerous piece of Catholic propaganda - an utterly horrible creation.

steed_02351 I have to say up front that I'm ignorant of the autobiography and the story in general.I just thought it was tedious and I truly didn't get it.I came in thinking it would be interesting but the pacing, acting, and point of story was just lost on me.If there is anyone out there that can point me in the direction of something that would clear things up I'll keep an open mind about it.I mean the poor father was ready to die and they wheeled him to the convent in the rain instead of the daughters visiting him. When he died they didn't seem to have any trouble going to the house to take what they wanted.I'll stop there.Adam