Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven (Italian: Preferisco il Paradiso) is a 2010 Italian television movie written and directed by Giacomo Campiotti. The film is based on real life events of Roman Catholic priest and then Saint Philip Neri.
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Plot
This movie follows the sharp-witted and caring Philip Neri-on a quest for heaven.
Cast
Gigi Proietti as Philip Neri
Adriano Braidotti as Alessandro
Francesco Salvi as Persiano Rosa
Roberto Citran as Cardinal Capurso
Sebastiano Lo Monaco as Prince Nerano
Francesca Chillemi as Ippolita
Antonio Silvestre as Michele
Josafat Vagni as Mezzapagnotta
Francesca Antonelli as Zaira
Niccolò Senni as Pierotto
Emiliano Coltorti as Camillo
Sergio Fiorentini as Pope Sixtus V
Paolo Paoloni as Pope Gregory XIII
Francesco Grifoni as Aurelio