Biopic of the man now known as Saint Vincent de Paul who lived in the early 1600's and spent his life tending to the poor. In feudal France there were plenty of these to be found.
Beautifully photographed in luscious B/W, excellent sets/locations, well acted by the lead... As the film went on I became tired of the delicate saintliness and reverence which suffused it. He may have been this angelic but even if he was (unlikely) it didn't work for a modern-day sensibility like mine.
A great film as cinema...as a realistic bio...not so much.
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