Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
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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.
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18 people
Gigi Proietti
San Filippo Neri
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Francesco Salvi
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Josafat Vagni
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Adriano Braidotti
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Giacomo Campiotti Director · Marco Frisina Composer Marco Onorato Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $63K · First release September 20, 2010 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$63,000
Production
Lux Vide
Production
RAI
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Rai Fiction
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Italy
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Original title
Preferisco il paradiso
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 20, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 16, 2016 · Physical · DVD
April 2, 2021 · Digital · VOD
October 4, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Spain
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
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