Lives of the Saints is a 2004 TV miniseries directed by Jerry Ciccoritti

Jerry Ciccoritti

Jerry Ciccoritti is a Canadian film, television and theatre director. His ability to work in a number of genres and for many mediums has made him one of the most successful directors in the country.- Biography :...

, written by Malcolm MacRury, and based on the 1990 novel, Lives of the Saints

Lives of the Saints

Lives of the Saints is a novel by Nino Ricci. The author's first book, it forms the first part of a trilogy. The other two novels are In a Glass House and Where She Has Gone...

, by Nino Ricci

Nino Ricci

Nino Ricci is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He was born in Leamington, Ontario to Italian immigrants, Virginio and Amelia Ricci, from the province of Isernia, Molise....

. The film stars Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...

, Fab Filippo

Fab Filippo

-Personal life:Filippo, who also goes by the name of Fab Filippo, was born in Toronto, Canada. His parents are first generation Italian immigrants . He briefly attended York University's Film & Video Programme in 1993...

 and Jessica Paré

Jessica Paré

Jessica Paré is a Canadian film and television actress. She has appeared in the films Stardom , Lost and Delirious , Wicker Park , Hot Tub Time Machine , and co-starred in the vampire horror-comedy Suck...

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Cast

• Sophia Loren
  Sophia Loren
  Sophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...
  
   as Teresa Innocente
• Fab Filippo
  Fab Filippo
  -Personal life:Filippo, who also goes by the name of Fab Filippo, was born in Toronto, Canada. His parents are first generation Italian immigrants . He briefly attended York University's Film & Video Programme in 1993...
  
   as Vittorio Innocente
• Jessica Paré
  Jessica Paré
  Jessica Paré is a Canadian film and television actress. She has appeared in the films Stardom , Lost and Delirious , Wicker Park , Hot Tub Time Machine , and co-starred in the vampire horror-comedy Suck...
  
   as Rita Amherst
• Sabrina Ferilli
  Sabrina Ferilli
  Sabrina Ferilli is an Italian theater and movie actress.- Selected filmography :* Natale a Beverly Hills * Tutta la vita davanti * Natale A New York * Dalida...
  
   as Cristina Innocente
• Kris Kristofferson
  Kris Kristofferson
  Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
  
   as Matthew Bok
• Nick Mancuso
  Nick Mancuso
  Nicodemo Antonio Massimo "Nick" Mancuso is a Canadian cinema and stage actor.-Career:Mancuso was born in Mammola, Calabria, Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1956...
  
  as Mario Innocente
• Michael A. Miranda as Alfredo Innocente
• Jennie Raymond as Kate Townsend
• Kate Trotter as Mrs. Amherst
• Stephanie Mills as Elena Amherst
• Flavio Pacilli as Young Vittorio
• Joseph Marrese as Teen Vittorio

Reception

Lives of the Saints received mostly mixed reviews from critics It holds a 42% "Fresh" rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. The film won a DGC Craft Award for an Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Television Movie/Mini-Series.