The Legend of the Holy Drinker

The Legend of the Holy Drinker 7.2
  • Genre: Plot
  • Premiere: 1988
  • Running time: 2h 8m
  • Country: Italy

A censor was sent to prison for misuse. After getting out of prison, he wandered to Paris. One day, a stranger gave him 200 francs. At first, he didn't want to accept the money because he knew he couldn't pay it back. The stranger told him that when he could return it, he would take the money to a church and give it to "Little Teresa" (meaning Mother Teresa) before he would accept it. After that, a series of wonderful changes took place in his life, and he kept looking for the church and Little Teresa, and found his spiritual salvation in the process. This film describes the theme of sinners seeking redemption, although the consciousness is serious, but the director is very interesting, the plot is also imaginative, has won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival.