St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor

ComposersLino Cannavacciuolo
Michele FedrigottiOriginal languageItalianProductionCinematographyGino SgrevaEditorRoberto MissiroliRunning time200 min.Original releaseNetworkRai 1ReleaseSeptember 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)

St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor (Italian: Giuseppe Moscati - L'amore che guarisce) is a 2007 Italian television movie written and directed by Giacomo Campiotti. The film is based on real life events of doctor and then Roman Catholic Saint Giuseppe Moscati.^[1][2][3]

Plot

Upon graduation from medical school, an idealistic young doctor starts working in a hospital, in impoverished 1906 Naples. He quickly comes to the conclusion that the practice of medicine, especially when involving poor patients, needs a lot more compassion. He finds himself devoting his life to helping those in need, especially the destitute, with his skills and empathy.

When a beautiful princess becomes infatuated with him, the challenge arises on how to make room for a relationship in a life that is first and foremost devoted to public service.

The doctor's life story, followed through the rise of fascism a couple of decades later, is contrasted with the different life path followed by a friend of his with whom he had completed medical school.

Cast

• Giuseppe Fiorello as Giuseppe Moscati
• Ettore Bassi as Giorgio Piromallo
• Kasia Smutniak as Elena Cajafa
• Paola Casella as Cloe
• Emanuela Grimalda as Sister Helga
• Giorgio Colangeli as Professor De Lillo
• Antonella Stefanucci as Nina Moscati
• Carmine Borrino as Umberto

References

External links

• St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor at IMDb