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Mother Teresa: In The Name Of God's Poor [DVD]

Geraldine Chaplin , Kevin Connor    Universal, suitable for all   DVD
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Geraldine Chaplin
  • Directors: Kevin Connor
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Metrodome Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 21 April 2008
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00154FIR0
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 74,195 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

This is the true story of Mother Teresa, beginning in Calcutta, India, where she faces adversity from every direction and where she lays the foundations for her crusade to help the poorest of God's poor.

About the Actor

The daughter of Charles Chaplin and Oona O'Neill, Geraldine Chaplin began her career as a dancer with the English Royal Ballet. She has appeared in several films directed by longtime companion Carlos Saura, notably 'Peppermint Frappe' (1967), and left a lasting impression as Opal, from the BBC; in Robert Altman's 'Nashville (1975). She subsequently became a regular fixture in the films of both Altman 'Buffalo Bill and the Indians' 1976, 'A Wedding' 1978 and his protege Alan Rudolph 'Welcome to L.A.' 1977, 'Remember My Name' 1978, 'The Moderns (1988). Chaplin was directed by her father in her debut, 'Limelight' (1951), and in 'A Countess from Hong Kong' (1967), and gave a convincing performance as his gaunt, mentally troubled mother--her own grandmother--in Richard Attenborough's 1992 biopic, 'Chaplin'. She offered a comic turn as another troubled soul--this time, Anne Bancroft's slightly dotty sister--in Jodie Foster's 'Home for the Holidays' (1995).


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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars What I thought of this movie 7 Jun 2011
By mwalimu
Format:DVD
As a teacher of Year 7 children learning about Mother Teresa, I wanted something more than just reading about her in book. This film is poorly acted in places, the small budget shows in the crowd scenes and there are one or two jarring edits for the TV adverts, but Geraldine Chaplin is convincing throughout and, not being an expert on M Teresa, I felt I had learnt something. What the children seemed to find particularly impressive was the portrayal of people at the lowest extreme of poverty and desperation. I know you can find this out from news and documentaries whenever you like but the fictional treatment and the focus on characters brings the point home well. For me, that is about the extent of this film's qualities. What it most certainly is not is a second Gandhi.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful women 23 Oct 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Loved every bit of it. What a great person she was. She lived only for the poor. Georgina.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great 13 Oct 2009
Format:DVD
Fantastic resource to use when teaching about the life of Mother Teresa or her work as a women of faith.
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