Saint Philip Neri I Prefer Heaven (Preferisco il paradiso) 13 years old

An epic feature film on the famous "Apostle of Rome" and great friend of youth in the 16th century. One of the most popular saints of all time, St. Philip Neri was widely known for his great charity, deep prayer life, and tremendous humor. Hoping to join St. Ignatius of Loyola's new order of Jesuits and be a missionary to India, Philip was instead guided by Providence to seek out the poor and abandoned youth of Rome to catechize them in the faith and help them find a better life. He became the founder of the religious congregation, the Oratory, that worked with the youth and also labored to re-evangelize a decadent Rome.

Credits

Francesco Salvi as Persiano Rosa

Roberto Citran as Cardinal Capurso

Gigi Proietti as San Filippo Neri

Sebastiano Lo Monaco as Principe Nerano

Saint Philip Neri I Prefer Heaven Cast

Name	Character
Francesco Salvi He was 57, now 71 years old	as Persiano Rosa
Roberto Citran He was 55, now 69 years old	as Cardinal Capurso
Gigi Proietti He was 69, now 83 years old	as San Filippo Neri
Sebastiano Lo Monaco He was 52, now 65 years old	as Principe Nerano

Saint Philip Neri I Prefer Heaven Crew

Name	Department
Giacomo Campiotti as Director. He was 53 (now 66) years old	Directing
Giacomo Campiotti as Screenplay. He was 53 (now 66) years old	Writing

Saint Philip Neri I Prefer Heaven poster

Saint Philip Neri I Prefer Heaven (13 years)

Release day: Monday, September 20, 2010
Runtime: 200 minutes