‘Cabrini’ Review: A Solemn Old-School Biopic Of America’s First Saint
deadline.comThey say that conflict is the essence of drama, and in this handsome but impossibly somber biopic there is almost nothing but conflict.
Following up last year’s surprise hit Sound of Freedom, director Alejandro Monteverde neatly sidesteps a repeat of that film’s controversy with a story that cannot remotely be interpreted as a QAnon allegory.
Based on the true story of Frances Xavier Cabrini — literally the first American saint — this takes a most un-MAGA viewpoint on immigration, painting an unvarnished portrait of racism in a country that is supposed to embrace the tired and the poor.
Right from the start, Cabrini impresses with its set design, giving Martin Scorsese’s studio work a run for its money and taking place shortly after the latter’s atmospheric brace of 19th century movies, The Age of Innocence and Gangs of New York.
Read more on deadline.com
