Movie Description A dramatization of the life of a possible candidate for canonization. After living as a young boheme in 1930's New York--replete with heavy drinking, chain-smoking, sexual promiscuity, and unconventional activism--Dorothy Day yearns for a deeper meaning in life. She discovers God and a greater fulfillment in aiding the poor by opening the Houses of Hospitality in the Lower East Side and founding the Catholic Workers Movement. A light biopic heavy on inspiration.
| Credits | | Producer: | Chris Donahue, Ellwood E. Kieser | | Cast: | Boyd Kestner, Brian Libby, David Beron, Ellwood E. Kieser, Gina Minervini, Greg Apparcel, Heather Smerling, Jack Knight, John Michael Quinn, Mary Greening, Pamela Shafer, Thom Adcox, Tracey Walter, Val Bettin |
Notes Released theatrically in New York September 27, 1996.
Shown at the 1996 Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema).
Distributed by Paulist Pictures, a Catholic film company.
Color by DeLuxe.
Additional credits: Chris Donahue (co-producer).
Editorial Reviews "...Passionately heartfelt....Kelly gives a creditable performance....Dillon is a standout with her serenely self-assured portrayal..." Variety - Joe Leydon (09/30/1996)
"...Meticulously detailed....Rosen has created a very real world for Day to inhabit..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (09/27/1996)
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