Eduardo in Cristiada Movie Trailer
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011Ave Maria! This looks good! Eduardo Verástegui of “Bella” plays a Mexican martyr in “Cristiada”.
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FiNews – FIs Producing John Duns Scotus Film
Monday, March 15th, 2010Ave Maria! The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate are producing a feature length dramatic film on the life of Blessed John Duns Scotus, the Franciscan who gave the theological explanation for the Immaculate Conception. The film is called “Duns Scoto”, Italian for Duns Scotus, and is written and directed by Fernando Muraca based on the book by Fr. Stefano Maria Manelli, “Beato Giovanni Duns Scoto” published by the FIs in Italy. Adriano Braidotti plays Blessed John Duns Scotus and is supported by Raffaele Proietti, Sebastiano Colla, Alessandro Chini, Camilla Diana and Emanuele Maria Gamboni in the role of young Duns Scotus along with many others including not a few Franciscans of the Immaculate. The only thing left to finish on the film is the sound track for which they are currently in negotiations. The film is due to premiere in May 2010 on DVD and in some theaters as was done with the highly successful pro-life film “Bella” and negotiations are underway for putting it on Italian TV and entering it in film festivals. It will be in Italian, but there may be an English version. We will be posting the trailer on AirMaria when it becomes available toward the end of April. So practice your Italian and stay tuned.
On the site of the filming with camera dolly on tracks, microphone boom, and high definition cameras. The high tech equipment makes a sharp contrast with the medieval monastery and period costumes. The director of photography was Massimo Lupi, famous for his creative cinematography in the Italian TV series Il Commissario Rex (Inspector Rex) about the adventures of Rex the police dog. +
The Abbey at Montelabate in Perugia where parts of the movie was filmed. Other locations were a nearby estate and also on the coast near Anconia. +
Adriano Braidotti as John Duns Scotus who is here praying for guidance from Mary as he is about to defend her prerogative of being immaculately conceived. There are two goals of the film. One is to spread knowledge about Duns Scotus in view of his canonization, and then eventually to him being declared a Doctor of of the Church. The other is to help Christianize our important mass media culture that has sadly become so secular and even dehumanized. + (more…) |
Video – Roving Reporter #72: Eduardo Verastegui Pt1
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Ave Maria! On August 11th Eduardo Verastegui, the lead actor in the award winning pro-life movie Bella, came to the Eastern Connecticut University campus in Willimantic and gave a press conference followed by a talk in front of a packed auditorium. The event was organized by the Sisters of Charity in Baltic, Ct. We captured the press conference and are presenting it in three parts. Part One: Eduardo talks about his upcoming movies including one on St Peter with a $160 million budget. Then he discusses his company Metanoia Films and the difficult road of being an independent film producer. He mentions his recently completed world tour for the promotion of the movie Bella. And, finally, about his new non-profit organization Mantle of Guadalupe (Espanol) with which he goes on world missions to give help to the pour and is helping to build a hospital for pregnant mothers in a downtown LA Latino barrio. Ave Maria! |
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Audio (MP3)Video – Roving Reporter #73: Eduardo Verastegui Pt2
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Ave Maria! In Part 2 of 3 Eduardo answers questions about how he had to start his own film company in order to avoid playing degrading, immoral roles and the difficulties and obstacles on the road to success. He relates his involvement in promoting adoption, then how much actors in Hollywood struggle with immorality but how it is worth the struggle, and finally his status as a role model. Ave Maria! |
Video – Roving Reporter #74: Eduardo Verastegui Pt3
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Ave Maria! In this third and last part Eduardo discusses how the movie Bella effected so many people, the audience, the actors, the film crew and also many pregnant mothers who changed there minds about aborting their babies. He also covers his views on the need for morality in art, on politics and his hopes to use his films to unite people and even to influence Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, whom he is planning on meeting. God Bless you Eduardo! Ave Maria! |
