Line #16 Film/TheMiracleOfOurLadyOfFatima


1	A 1952 American Drama directed by Creator/JohnBrahm based on true events in 1917 as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_L%C3%BAcia three]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_and_Jacinta_Marto children]] share a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_F%C3%A1tima vision of the Virgin Mary]].
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3	The movie stars Creator/GilbertRoland, Creator/AngelaClarke, Creator/FrankSilvera, Creator/JayNovello, Creator/RichardHale, Creator/FrancisMorris, SusanWhitney, Sherry Jackson and Sammy Ogg.
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5	It was released August 20, 1952.
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9	!Tropes for the film:
10	* BackgroundMusic: Creator/MaxSteiner outdid himself, researching and incorporating appropriate Catholic hymns and inventing rich, operatic {{Leitmotif}}s and themes. [[https://moviemusicuk.us/2023/03/06/the-miracle-of-our-lady-of-fatima-max-steiner/ Here's an analysis of Steiner's score for Our Lady of Fatima]] by Craig Lysy.
11	* InvisibleToAdults: Francisco and Jacinta's parents believe the children, and their father gives Lucia's mother a vehement talking-to: "They saw the lady. The priest did not. I believe what they tell me."
12	* [[FantasyForbiddingFather Fantasy-Forbidding Mother]]: Lucia's mother thinks she's lying for attention. Fr. Ferreira believes her, but cautions it could be a trick from Satan, so her mother forbids her to go to the Cova. She relents later when she sees Lucia rushed and almost trampled by an overly-devout crowd.
13	* PatronSaint: The plot is about Mary's visitations in Portugal to Lucia Santos and her cousins, now St. Francisco and WaifProphet St. Jacinta Marto. Canonized on May 13, 2017, they are the youngest saints other than some of the early Christian martyrs.
14	* PeriodPiece: Most of the film takes place in 1917.
15	* PleaseDontLeaveMe: The movie has this - based on what Lucia Santos said was an actual conversation with [[Sandbox/TheVirginMary the lady from heaven]]" - as Lucia realizes the lady means to take her little cousins "to heaven" long before herself:
16	-->'''Lucia''': You're going to take them? You mean [[NeverSayDie they're going to]]--\
17	'''The Lady''': [[DontFearTheReaper Have no fear for them!]]\
18	'''Lucia''': But why must they go, '''why?''' What will I do without them? Please, dear lady, don't you see - we've been together since we were babies! They're like my sister and brother. I took care of Jacinta when she was just a little thing. Besides my mother, I love them more than anyone in the world... Forgive me, my lady. [[PleaseIWillDoAnything I'll do anything]] [[TakeMeInstead Let me suffer for them, and I'll be glad]]. But don't take them. Don't leave me here alone.\
19	'''The Lady''': Dear child, [[YouAreNotAlone I'll be with you always]]... I will never abandon you. My immaculate heart will be your refuge and the path that leads you to God. [[note]] According to Lucia's memoirs, those were the lady's exact words[[/note]]
20	* SourceMusic: As Lucia and her family leave church at the beginning, the organ is heard; the children in the St. Anthony's Feast scene sing Schubert's version of "Salve Regina", and after the third visitation Lucia sings a traditional version of "Regina Coeli" and is joined by the crowd behind her.

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