{"id":77988,"date":"2021-11-05T10:27:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T17:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77988"},"modified":"2021-11-06T09:38:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T16:38:35","slug":"miracle-the-1948-a-k-a-lamore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77988","title":{"rendered":"Miracle, The (1948) (a.k.a. L&#8217;Amore)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m suffering for love. I&#8217;m suffering!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAmore-Miracle-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAmore-Miracle-Poster-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-77989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAmore-Miracle-Poster-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAmore-Miracle-Poster-729x1024.png 729w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAmore-Miracle-Poster-91x128.png 91w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAmore-Miracle-Poster-768x1079.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAmore-Miracle-Poster-192x270.png 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAmore-Miracle-Poster.png 789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnna Magnani stars in two short films directed by Roberto Rossellini: in &#8220;The Human Voice,&#8221; she talks with her soon-to-be ex-lover the day before he&#8217;s due to marry someone else; and in &#8220;The Miracle&#8221;, her simple-minded goatherd is seduced by a man (Federico Fellini) she believes to be St. Joseph, and is soon mocked by her town for being an unwed and delusional pregnant woman.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Magnani Films<\/li>\n<li>Federico Fellini Films<\/li>\n<li>Italian Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean Cocteau Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>Roberto Rossellini Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAfter starring in Roberto Rossellini&#8217;s neo-realist classic <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78011\"><em>Open City<\/em> (1945)<\/a>, Anna Magnani re-teamed with Rossellini for this interesting pair of short films, originally packaged together as <em>L&#8217;Amore<\/em> (though Peary lists it simply as <em>The Miracle<\/em> in the back of his <em>GFTFF<\/em>). The first film &#8212; based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Human_Voice\">a 1930 monoplay by Cocteau<\/a> &#8212; consists of nothing more than distressed Magnani on the telephone with her lover &#8212; and the fact that we remain as engaged as we do speaks volumes about her gifts as a compelling actress (though its repeated revival in recent years also indicates the enduring nature of its theme and unusual format). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-Phone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-Phone-1024x742.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-Phone-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-Phone-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-Phone-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-Phone-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-Phone-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-Phone.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second film &#8212; with its focus on (perceived) immaculate conception and pregnancy outside of marriage &#8212; was, not surprisingly, highly controversial upon release. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Jug-Wine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Jug-Wine-1024x749.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Jug-Wine-1024x749.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Jug-Wine-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Jug-Wine-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Jug-Wine-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Jug-Wine-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Jug-Wine.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was repackaged for American distribution in 1950 &#8212; along with Renoir&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1817\"><em>A Day in the Country<\/em> (1936)<\/a> and Pagnol&#8217;s <em>Jofroi<\/em> (1933) &#8212; as <em>The Ways of Love<\/em>, and ended up serving as the basis for a Supreme Court case about free speech<\/a>. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/moviehistory.us\/the-miracle-case.html\">a 2008 book entitled <em>The Miracle Case: Film Censorship and the Supreme Court<\/em>, by Laura Wittern-Keller and Raymond J. Haberski, Jr.<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Many Catholics saw <em>The Miracle<\/em> as a mockery of the virgin birth&#8230; Archbishop Francis Cardinal Spellman denounced it from the pulpit as &#8220;subversive to the very word of God&#8221; and an insult to Italian womanhood, pickets from the Catholic War Veterans surrounded the theater each night, and Catholics bombarded the state censors with a letter writing campaign, hoping to get <em>The Miracle<\/em>\u2019s exhibition license revoked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thankfully, &#8220;A surprisingly unanimous Court ruled in <em>The Miracle<\/em> case that movies did indeed fall under the free speech and free press protections of the First Amendment.&#8221; Film fanatics can now view both short films in their original Italian configuration, and enjoy them simply for Magnani&#8217;s powerhouse performances.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Magnani as &#8220;The Woman on the Telephone&#8221; and &#8220;Nannina&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Magnani.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Still-1024x753.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Still-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Still-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Still-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Still-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Still-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Miracle-Still.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a look both for Magnani&#8217;s performances and for its historical relevance. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040092\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/809056\/l-amore#articles-reviews?articleId=518180\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m suffering for love. I&#8217;m suffering!&#8221; Synopsis: Anna Magnani stars in two short films directed by Roberto Rossellini: in &#8220;The Human Voice,&#8221; she talks with her soon-to-be ex-lover the day before he&#8217;s due to marry someone else; and in &#8220;The Miracle&#8221;, her simple-minded goatherd is seduced by a man (Federico Fellini) she believes to be St. Joseph, and is soon mocked by her town for being an unwed and delusional pregnant woman. 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