Heavenly Body (film)

Not to be confused with The Heavenly Body (1944), or Heavenly Bodies (film) (1984).

Heavenly Body (Italian: Corpo celeste) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher.^[1][2]

Heavenly Body
Film poster
Directed by	Alice Rohrwacher
Written by	Alice Rohrwacher
Produced by	Carlo Cresto-Dina
Starring	Salvatore Cantalupo
Cinematography	Hélène Louvart
Edited by	Marco Spoletini
Music by	Piero Crucitti
Release dates	17 May 2011 (2011-5-17) (Cannes) 20 May 2011 (2011-5-20) (Italy)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

The film relates a young girl's experience of coming to age and receiving Confirmation. Her parish is run by a corrupt priest, Don Mario, and his helpers. The film covers her relationship not only with herself but with the alienating world which surrounds her, including the Catholic Church.

Cast

• Salvatore Cantalupo as Don Mario
• Anita Caprioli as Rita
• Renato Carpentieri as Don Lorenzo
• Paola Lavini as Fortunata
• Pasqualina Scuncia as Santa
• Yle Vianello as Marta

Reception

Heavenly Body has an approval rating of 84% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10.^[3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[4]